Genus

Valid Extinct

Tehuelchesaurus

Rich et al. 1999

Tehuelchesaurus is a genus of macronarian sauropod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic of Argentina. It is named in honor of the Tehuelche people, native to the Argentinian province of Chubut, where it was first found.

Temporal range

Triassic

Jurassic

Cretaceous

Paleogene

Neogene

252 201 145 66 0 Ma

PBDB occurrences

Group

Dinosaures

Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial

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Skeleton of Tehuelchesaurus at the Museo Paleontológico Egidio Feruglio in Trelew, Argentina © Rique · CC0 · 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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Massopoda Unranked clade

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Sauropodiformes Unranked clade

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Sauropoda Unranked clade

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Gravisauria Unranked clade

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Eusauropoda Unranked clade

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Neosauropoda Unranked clade

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Macronaria Unranked clade

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Camarasauromorpha Unranked clade

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Tehuelchesaurus Genus

Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites

Distribution

Top countries

🇦🇷 Argentina

Geological formations

Cañadón Calcáreo

Temporal distribution

Kimmeridgian (154.8–149.2 Ma)

Species (1)

Tehuelchesaurus benitezii 158 Ma

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Bibliography

Original description

T. H. Rich, P. Vickers-Rich, and O. Gimenez, R. Cúneo, P. Puerta, R. Vacca. 1999. A new sauropod dinosaur from Chubut province, Argentina. Proceedings of the Second Gondwanan Dinosaur Symposium, National Science Museum Monographs 15:61-84

Bibliography (1)