Andesaurus

Andes lizard

• Andes · Quechua/Spanish (place name) · the Andes mountains
• sauros · Greek · lizard

The name refers to the Andes mountains, near which the fossils were found in Argentina, combined with the Greek word for lizard. It was named for the region of the Río Limay Group's outcrops in Neuquén Province, close to the Andes range. The type species is Andesaurus delgadoi, honouring Delgado, who discovered the fossil.

Named by

Calvo and Bonaparte

Year named

1991

Period

Early Cretaceous to Late Cretaceous

Stages

Albian – Cenomanian

Found in

Candeleros Formation, Neuquén Province, Argentina

A titanosauriform (basal titanosaur) sauropod, known from partial remains. Dates are approximate (Albian–Cenomanian boundary interval of the Candeleros Formation).