List of South American dinosaurs
This is a list of dinosaurs whose remains have been recovered from South America.
Name Period Diet[1] Notes Abelisaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Achillesaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Adamantisaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Adeopapposaurus Jurassic herbivore — Aeolosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Aerosteon Cretaceous carnivore — Agustinia Cretaceous herbivore — Alnashetri Cretaceous carnivore — Alvarezsaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Amargasaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Amargatitanis Cretaceous herbivore — Amazonsaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Amygdalodon Jurassic herbivore — Anabisetia Cretaceous herbivore — Andesaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Angaturama Cretaceous carnivore — Aniksosaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Antarctosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Aoniraptor Cretaceous carnivore — Argentinosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Argyrosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Atacamatitan Cretaceous herbivore — Aucasaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Austrocheirus Cretaceous carnivore — Austroraptor Cretaceous carnivore — Barrosasaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Baurutitan Cretaceous herbivore — Bayosaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Bicentenaria Cretaceous carnivore — Bonapartenykus Cretaceous carnivore — Bonatitan Cretaceous herbivore — Bonitasaura Cretaceous herbivore — Brachytrachelopan Jurassic herbivore — Brasilotitan Cretaceous herbivore — Buitreraptor Cretaceous carnivore — Campylodoniscus Cretaceous herbivore — Carnotaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Cathartesaura Cretaceous herbivore — Chromogisaurus Triassic unknown — Chubutisaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Clasmodosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Coloradisaurus Triassic herbivore — Comahuesaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Condorraptor Jurassic carnivore — Dreadnoughtus Cretaceous herbivore — Drusilasaura Cretaceous herbivore — Ekrixinatosaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Elaltitan Cretaceous herbivore — Eoabelisaurus Jurassic carnivore — Eodromaeus Triassic carnivore — Eoraptor Triassic omnivore Thought to be the earliest known dinosaur until Nyasasaurus was described. Epachthosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Futalognkosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Gasparinisaura Cretaceous herbivore — Genyodectes Cretaceous carnivore — Giganotosaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Gondwanatitan Cretaceous herbivore — Guaibasaurus Triassic unknown — Gualicho Cretaceous carnivore — Herrerasaurus Triassic carnivore — Ilokelesia Cretaceous carnivore — Irritator Cretaceous carnivore Could be synonymous with Angaturama Katepensaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Lapampasaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Laplatasaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Laquintasaura Jurassic herbivore — Leinkupal Cretaceous herbivore — Leonerasaurus Triassic or Jurassic herbivore — Lessemsaurus Triassic herbivore — Leyesaurus Jurassic herbivore — Ligabueino Cretaceous carnivore — Ligabuesaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Limaysaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Loncosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Macrogryphosaurus Cretaceous herbivore iguanodont Malarguesaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Manidens Jurassic herbivore — Mapusaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Maxakalisaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Megaraptor Cretaceous carnivore — Mendozasaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Mirischia Cretaceous carnivore — Microcoelus Cretaceous herbivore May be synonymous with Neuquensaurus Mussaurus Triassic herbivore — Muyelensaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Narambuenatitan Cretaceous herbivore — Neuquenraptor Cretaceous carnivore — Neuquensaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Noasaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Nopcsaspondylus Cretaceous herbivore — Notoceratops Cretaceous herbivore Only a partial jaw was found and later lost, it's uncertain whether it was actually a ceratopsian. If so it would be the only one known from South America. Notocolossus Cretaceous herbivore — Notohypsilophodon Cretaceous herbivore — Orkoraptor Cretaceous carnivore — Overosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Oxalaia Cretaceous carnivore — Pampadromaeus Cretaceous carnivore — Pamparaptor Cretaceous herbivore — Panamericansaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Panphagia Triassic omnivore — Patagonykus Cretaceous carnivore — Patagosaurus Jurassic herbivore — Pellegrinisaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Petrobrasaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Piatnitzkysaurus Jurassic carnivore — Pisanosaurus Triassic herbivore — Pitekunsaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Puertasaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Pycnonemosaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Quetecsaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Quilmesaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Rayososaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Rinconsaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Riojasaurus Triassic herbivore — Rocasaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Saltasaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Sanjuansaurus Triassic carnivore — Santanaraptor Cretaceous carnivore — Sarmientosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Saturnalia Triassic herbivore — Secernosaurus Cretaceous herbivore First hadrosaur discovered from South America Skorpiovenator Cretaceous carnivore — Staurikosaurus Triassic carnivore — Talenkauen Cretaceous herbivore iguanodont Tapuiasaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Taurovenator Cretaceous carnivore — Tehuelchesaurus Jurassic herbivore — Traukutitan Cretaceous herbivore — Trigonosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Tyrannotitan Cretaceous carnivore — Uberabatitan Cretaceous herbivore — Unaysaurus Triassic herbivore — Unenlagia Cretaceous carnivore — Unquillosaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Velocisaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Volkheimeria Jurassic herbivore — Willinakaqe Cretaceous herbivore — Xenotarsosaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Zapalasaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Zupaysaurus Triassic carnivore —
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Timeline
This is a timeline of selected dinosaurs from the list above. Time is measured in Ma, megaannum, along the x-axis.
Criteria for inclusion
- The creature must appear on the List of dinosaurs.
- Fossils of the creature must have been found in South America.
- This list is a complement to Category:Dinosaurs of South America.
Notes
- ↑ Diet is sometimes hard to determine for dinosaurs and should be considered a "best guess"
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