List of South American dinosaurs
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This is a list of dinosaurs whose remains have been recovered from South America.
List of South American dinosaurs
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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 — 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 — Arackar Cretaceous herbivore — 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 — Bonatitan Cretaceous herbivore — Bonitasaura Cretaceous herbivore — Brachytrachelopan Jurassic herbivore — Buitreraptor Cretaceous carnivore — Campylodoniscus Cretaceous herbivore — Carnotaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Cathartesaura Cretaceous herbivore — Chilesaurus Jurassic herbivore — Chromogisaurus Triassic unknown — Chubutisaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Clasmodosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Coloradisaurus Triassic herbivore — Condorraptor Jurassic carnivore — Domeykosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Ekrixinatosaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Eoraptor Triassic omnivore The earliest known theropod. Epachthosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Futalognkosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Gasparinisaura Cretaceous herbivore — Genyodectes Cretaceous carnivore — Giganotosaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Gondwanatitan Cretaceous herbivore — Gonkoken Cretaceous herbivore — Guaibasaurus Triassic unknown — Herrerasaurus Triassic carnivore — Ilokelesia Cretaceous carnivore — Irritator Cretaceous carnivore Could be synonymous with Angaturama Laplatasaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Lessemsaurus Triassic herbivore — Ligabueino Cretaceous carnivore — Ligabuesaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Limaysaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Loncosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Macrogryphosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Malarguesaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Mapusaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Maxakalisaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Megaraptor Cretaceous carnivore — Mendozasaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Mirischia Cretaceous carnivore — Mussaurus Triassic herbivore — Muyelensaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Neuquenraptor Cretaceous carnivore — Neuquensaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Noasaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Nopcsaspondylus Cretaceous herbivore — Notoceratops Cretaceous herbivore — Notohypsilophodon Cretaceous herbivore — Orkoraptor Cretaceous carnivore — Oxalaia Cretaceous carnivore — Panamericansaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Panphagia Triassic omnivore — Patagonykus Cretaceous carnivore — Patagosaurus Jurassic herbivore — Pellegrinisaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Piatnitzkysaurus Jurassic carnivore — Pisanosaurus Triassic herbivore — Pitekunsaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Puertasaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Pycnonemosaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Quilmesaurus Cretaceous (unknown) — Rayososaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Rinconsaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Riojasaurus Triassic herbivore — Rocasaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Saltasaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Sanjuansaurus Triassic carnivore — Santanaraptor Cretaceous carnivore — Saturnalia Triassic herbivore — Sauropodus Cretaceous herbivore — Secernosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Skorpiovenator Cretaceous carnivore — Spondylosoma Triassic carnivore Possibly a rauisuchian rather than a dinosaur Staurikosaurus Triassic carnivore — Stegouros Cretaceous herbivore Talenkauen Cretaceous herbivore — Tehuelchesaurus Jurassic herbivore — Teyuwasu Triassic (unknown) Dubious, see article Trigonosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Tyrannotitan Cretaceous carnivore — Uberabatitan Cretaceous herbivore — Unaysaurus Triassic herbivore — Unenlagia Cretaceous carnivore — Unquillosaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Velocisaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Volkheimeria Jurassic herbivore — Xenotarsosaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Zapalasaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Zupaysaurus Triassic carnivore —
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Criteria for inclusion
change- 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
change- ↑ Diet is sometimes hard to determine for dinosaurs and should be considered a "best guess"