This is a list of dinosaurs whose remains have been recovered from South America.
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Name | Period | Diet[1] | Notes |
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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 | — |
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 | — |
Chromogisaurus | Triassic | unknown | — |
Chubutisaurus | Cretaceous | herbivore | — |
Clasmodosaurus | Cretaceous | herbivore | — |
Coloradisaurus | Triassic | herbivore | — |
Condorraptor | Jurassic | carnivore | — |
Domeykosaurus | Cretaceous | herbivore | — |
Drusilasaura | Cretaceous | herbivore | — |
Ekrixinatosaurus | Cretaceous | carnivore | — |
Eodromaeus | Triassic | 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 | — |
Guaibasaurus | Triassic | unknown | — |
Herrerasaurus | Triassic | carnivore | — |
Ilokelesia | Cretaceous | carnivore | — |
Irritator | Cretaceous | carnivore | Could be synonymous with Angaturama |
Laplatasaurus | Cretaceous | herbivore | — |
Leonerasaurus | Triassic or Jurassic | herbivore | — |
Lessemsaurus | Triassic | herbivore | — |
Ligabueino | Cretaceous | carnivore | — |
Ligabuesaurus | Cretaceous | herbivore | — |
Limaysaurus | Cretaceous | herbivore | — |
Loncosaurus | Cretaceous | herbivore | — |
Macrogryphosaurus | Cretaceous | herbivore | iguanodont |
Malarguesaurus | Cretaceous | herbivore | — |
Manidens | Jurassic | herbivore | — |
Mapusaurus | Cretaceous | carnivore | — |
Maxakalisaurus | Cretaceous | herbivore | — |
Megaraptor | Cretaceous | carnivore | — |
Mendozasaurus | Cretaceous | herbivore | — |
Mirischia | Cretaceous | carnivore | — |
Mussaurus | Triassic | herbivore | — |
Muyelensaurus | Cretaceous | herbivore | — |
Narambuenatitan | Cretaceous | herbivore | — |
Neuquenraptor | Cretaceous | carnivore | — |
Neuquensaurus | Cretaceous | herbivore | — |
Noasaurus | Cretaceous | carnivore | — |
Nopcsaspondylus | Cretaceous | herbivore | — |
Notoceratops | Cretaceous | herbivore | Only a partial jaw was found and later lost, it's uncertain whether it was actually a ceratopsian. If so it would be the only one known from South America. |
Notohypsilophodon | Cretaceous | herbivore | — |
Orkoraptor | Cretaceous | carnivore | — |
Oxalaia | Cretaceous | carnivore | — |
Pamparaptor | Cretaceous | herbivore | — |
Panamericansaurus | Cretaceous | herbivore | — |
Panphagia | Triassic | omnivore | — |
Patagonykus | Cretaceous | carnivore | — |
Patagosaurus | Jurassic | herbivore | — |
Pellegrinisaurus | Cretaceous | herbivore | — |
Petrobrasaurus | 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 | First hadrosaur discovered from South America |
Skorpiovenator | Cretaceous | carnivore | — |
Spondylosoma | Triassic | carnivore | Possibly a rauisuchian rather than a dinosaur |
Staurikosaurus | Triassic | carnivore | — |
Talenkauen | Cretaceous | herbivore | iguanodont |
Tapuiasaurus | Cretaceous | herbivore | — |
Tehuelchesaurus | Jurassic | herbivore | — |
Teyuwasu | Triassic | (unknown) | Dubious, see article |
Traukutitan | Cretaceous | herbivore | — |
Trigonosaurus | Cretaceous | herbivore | — |
Tyrannotitan | Cretaceous | carnivore | — |
Uberabatitan | Cretaceous | herbivore | — |
Unaysaurus | Triassic | herbivore | — |
Unenlagia | Cretaceous | carnivore | — |
Unquillosaurus | Cretaceous | carnivore | — |
Velocisaurus | Cretaceous | carnivore | — |
Volkheimeria | Jurassic | herbivore | — |
Willinakaqe | Cretaceous | herbivore | — |
Xenotarsosaurus | Cretaceous | carnivore | — |
Zapalasaurus | Cretaceous | herbivore | — |
Zupaysaurus | Triassic | carnivore | — |
Nomen dubium |
Invalid |
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