Genus
Valid Extinct

Andesaurus

Calvo and Bonaparte 1991

Andesaurus is a genus of basal titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur which existed during the Albian stage of the Early Cretaceous in South America. Like most sauropods, it would have had a small head on the end of a long neck and an equally long tail.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
Andesaurus
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Life restoration of Andesaurus. © Levi bernardo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia
Andesaurus
Andesaurus
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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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Titanosauriformes Unranked clade
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Somphospondyli Unranked clade
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Titanosauria Unranked clade
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Andesaurus Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇦🇷 Argentina
1
Geological formations
Candeleros
1
Temporal distribution
Albian (113.2–100.5 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Andesaurus delgadoi 113 Ma
Images 2
Bibliography
Original description
J. O. Calvo and J. F. Bonaparte. 1991. Andesaurus delgadoi gen. et sp. nov. (Saurischia-Sauropoda), dinosaurio Titanosauridae de la Formacion Rio Limay (Albiano-Cenomaniano), Neuquén, Argentina [Andesaurus delgadoi gen. et sp. nov. (Saurischia-Sauropoda), a titnosaurid dinosaur from Rio Limay Formation (Albian-Cenomanian), Neuquén, Argentina]. Ameghiniana 28(3-4):303-310
Bibliography (1)
J. O. Calvo and J. F. Bonaparte. 1991. Andesaurus delgadoi gen. et sp. nov. (Saurischia-Sauropoda), dinosaurio Titanosauridae de la Formacion Rio Limay (Albiano-Cenomaniano), Neuquén, Argentina [Andesaurus delgadoi gen. et sp. nov. (Saurischia-Sauropoda), a titnosaurid dinosaur from Rio Limay Formation (Albian-Cenomanian), Neuquén, Argentina]. Ameghiniana 28(3-4):303-310