List of South American dinosaurs

This is a list of dinosaurs whose remains have been recovered from South America.

List of South American dinosaurs

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! Name !! Period !! Diet !! Notes
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| Abelisaurus || Cretaceous        || carnivore || —
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| Achillesaurus || Cretaceous || carnivore || —
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| Adamantisaurus || Cretaceous || herbivore || —
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| Adeopapposaurus || Jurassic || herbivore || —
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| Aeolosaurus || Cretaceous || herbivore || —
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| Aerosteon || Cretaceous || carnivore || —
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| Agustinia || Cretaceous || herbivore || —
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| Alvarezsaurus || Cretaceous || carnivore || —
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| Amargasaurus || Cretaceous || herbivore || —
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| Amargatitanis || Cretaceous || herbivore || —
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| Amazonsaurus || Cretaceous || herbivore || —
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| Amygdalodon || Jurassic || herbivore || —
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| Anabisetia || Cretaceous || herbivore || —
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| Andesaurus || Cretaceous || herbivore || —
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| Angaturama || Cretaceous || carnivore || —
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| Aniksosaurus || Cretaceous || carnivore || —
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| Antarctosaurus || Cretaceous || herbivore || —
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| Argentinosaurus || Cretaceous || herbivore || —
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| Argyrosaurus || Cretaceous || herbivore || —
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| Aucasaurus || Cretaceous || carnivore || —
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| Austrocheirus || Cretaceous || carnivore || —
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| Austroraptor || Cretaceous || carnivore || —
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| Barrosasaurus|| Cretaceous || herbivore ||—
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| Baurutitan || Cretaceous || herbivore || —
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| Bayosaurus || Cretaceous || carnivore || —
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| Bonatitan || Cretaceous || herbivore || —
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| Bonitasaura || Cretaceous || herbivore || —
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| Brachytrachelopan || Jurassic || herbivore || —
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| Buitreraptor || Cretaceous || carnivore || —
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| Campylodoniscus || Cretaceous || herbivore || —
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| Carnotaurus || Cretaceous || carnivore || —
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| Cathartesaura || Cretaceous || herbivore || —
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| Chromogisaurus || Triassic || unknown || —
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| Chubutisaurus || Cretaceous || herbivore || —
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| Clasmodosaurus || Cretaceous || herbivore || —
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| Coloradisaurus || Triassic || herbivore || —
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| Condorraptor || Jurassic || carnivore || —
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| Domeykosaurus || Cretaceous || herbivore || —
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| Ekrixinatosaurus || Cretaceous || carnivore || —
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| Eoraptor || Triassic || omnivore || The earliest known theropod.
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| Epachthosaurus || Cretaceous || herbivore || —
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| Futalognkosaurus || Cretaceous || herbivore || —
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| Gasparinisaura || Cretaceous || herbivore || —
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| Genyodectes || Cretaceous || carnivore || —
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| Giganotosaurus || Cretaceous || carnivore || —
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| Gondwanatitan || Cretaceous || herbivore || —
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| Guaibasaurus || Triassic || unknown || —
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| Herrerasaurus || Triassic || carnivore || —
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| Ilokelesia || Cretaceous || carnivore || —
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| Irritator || Cretaceous || carnivore || Could be synonymous with Angaturama
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| Laplatasaurus || Cretaceous || herbivore || —
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| Lessemsaurus || Triassic || herbivore || —
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| Ligabueino || Cretaceous || carnivore || —
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| Ligabuesaurus || Cretaceous || herbivore || —
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| Limaysaurus || Cretaceous || herbivore || —
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| Loncosaurus || Cretaceous || herbivore || —
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| Macrogryphosaurus || Cretaceous || herbivore || —
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| Malarguesaurus || Cretaceous || herbivore || —
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| Mapusaurus || Cretaceous || carnivore || —
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| Maxakalisaurus || Cretaceous || herbivore || —
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| Megaraptor || Cretaceous || carnivore || —
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| Mendozasaurus || Cretaceous || herbivore || —
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| Mirischia || Cretaceous || carnivore || —
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| Mussaurus || Triassic || herbivore || —
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| Muyelensaurus || Cretaceous || herbivore || —
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| Neuquenraptor || Cretaceous || carnivore || —
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| Neuquensaurus || Cretaceous || herbivore || —
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| Noasaurus || Cretaceous || carnivore || —
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| Nopcsaspondylus || Cretaceous || herbivore || —
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| Notoceratops || Cretaceous || herbivore || —
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| Notohypsilophodon || Cretaceous || herbivore || —
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| Orkoraptor || Cretaceous || carnivore || —
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| Oxalaia || Cretaceous || carnivore || —
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| Panamericansaurus || Cretaceous || herbivore || —
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| Panphagia || Triassic || omnivore || —
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| Patagonykus || Cretaceous || carnivore || —
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| Patagosaurus || Jurassic || herbivore || —
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| Pellegrinisaurus || Cretaceous || herbivore || —
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| Piatnitzkysaurus || Jurassic || carnivore || —
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| Pisanosaurus || Triassic || herbivore || —
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| Pitekunsaurus || Cretaceous || herbivore || —
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| Puertasaurus || Cretaceous || herbivore || —
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| Pycnonemosaurus || Cretaceous || carnivore || —
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| Quilmesaurus || Cretaceous || (unknown) || —
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| Rayososaurus || Cretaceous || herbivore || —
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| Rinconsaurus || Cretaceous || herbivore || —
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| Riojasaurus || Triassic || herbivore || —
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| Rocasaurus || Cretaceous || herbivore || —
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| Saltasaurus || Cretaceous || herbivore || —
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| Sanjuansaurus || Triassic || carnivore || —
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| Santanaraptor || Cretaceous || carnivore || —
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| Saturnalia || Triassic || herbivore || —
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| Sauropodus || Cretaceous || herbivore || —
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| Secernosaurus || Cretaceous || herbivore || —
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| Skorpiovenator || Cretaceous || carnivore || —
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| Spondylosoma || Triassic || carnivore || Possibly a rauisuchian rather than a dinosaur
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| Staurikosaurus || Triassic || carnivore || —
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| Talenkauen || Cretaceous || herbivore || —
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| Tehuelchesaurus || Jurassic || herbivore || —
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| Teyuwasu || Triassic || (unknown) || Dubious, see article
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| Trigonosaurus || Cretaceous || herbivore || —
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| Tyrannotitan || Cretaceous || carnivore || —
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| Uberabatitan || Cretaceous || herbivore || —
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| Unaysaurus || Triassic || herbivore || —
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| Unenlagia || Cretaceous || carnivore || —
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| Unquillosaurus || Cretaceous || carnivore || —
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| Velocisaurus || Cretaceous || carnivore || —
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| Volkheimeria || Jurassic || herbivore || —
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| Xenotarsosaurus || Cretaceous || carnivore || —
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| Zapalasaurus || Cretaceous || herbivore || —
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| Zupaysaurus || Triassic || carnivore || —
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Key

Criteria for inclusion
The creature must appear on the List of dinosaurs.
Fossils of the creature must have been found in South America.
This list is a complement to :Category:Dinosaurs of South America.

Notes

Lists of Dinosaurs