Genus
Valid Extinct

Huayracursor

Hechenleitner et al. 2025

Huayracursor is an extinct genus of early sauropodomorph dinosaurs known from the Late Triassic Santo Domingo Formation of Argentina. The genus contains a single species, Huayracursor jaguensis, known from a partial articulated skeleton.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Terrestrial
Huayracursor
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3D Skeletal reconstruction of Huayracursor jaguensis, with known remains colored in orange © Martín Hechenleitner and Malena Juarez · CC BY 2.5 ar · Wikimedia
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Saurischia Unranked clade
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Sauropodomorpha Unranked clade
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Huayracursor Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇦🇷 Argentina
1
Geological formations
Santo Domingo
1
Temporal distribution
Norian (227.3–205.7 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Huayracursor jaguensis 237 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
E. M. Hechenleitner, A. G. Martinelli, and S. Rocher, L. E. Fiorelli, M. Juarez, J. R. A. Taborda, J. B. Desojo. 2025. A long-necked early dinosaur from a newly discovered Upper Triassic basin in the Andes. Nature 648(8094):634–639 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
E. M. Hechenleitner, A. G. Martinelli, and S. Rocher, L. E. Fiorelli, M. Juarez, J. R. A. Taborda, J. B. Desojo. 2025. A long-necked early dinosaur from a newly discovered Upper Triassic basin in the Andes. Nature 648(8094):634–639 DOI ↗