Genus
Valid Extinct

Vitosaura

Jiménez Velandia et al. 2025

Vitosaura is an extinct genus of abelisaurid theropod dinosaurs known from the Late Cretaceous Los Llanos Formation of Argentina. The genus contains a single species, Vitosaura colozacani, known from a partial skeleton. Alongside Guemesia and the noasaurid Noasaurus, Vitosaura is one of the only Argentinian ceratosaurians found outside of Patagonia.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Theropoda Unranked clade
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Neotheropoda Unranked clade
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Averostra Unranked clade
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Ceratosauria Suborder
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Abelisauridae Family
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Vitosaura Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇦🇷 Argentina
1
Geological formations
Los Llanos
1
Temporal distribution
Campanian (83.6–72.2 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Vitosaura colozacani 84 Ma
Bibliography
Original description
H. Jiménez Velandia, M. D. Ezcurra, and M. E. Hechenleitner, G. Basilici, A. G. Martinelli, L. E. Fiorelli. 2025. A new late Cretaceous abelisaurid species from La Rioja Province, Northwestern Argentina. Ameghiniana 62(5):1-23 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
H. Jiménez Velandia, M. D. Ezcurra, and M. E. Hechenleitner, G. Basilici, A. G. Martinelli, L. E. Fiorelli. 2025. A new late Cretaceous abelisaurid species from La Rioja Province, Northwestern Argentina. Ameghiniana 62(5):1-23 DOI ↗