Tehuelchesaurus Rich et al. 1999 (sauropod)

Reptilia - Saurischia

Full reference: T. H. Rich, P. Vickers-Rich, O. Gimenez, R. Cúneo, P. Puerta and R. Vacca. 1999. A new sauropod dinosaur from Chubut province, Argentina. Proceedings of the Second Gondwanan Dinosaur Symposium, National Science Museum Monographs 15:61-84

Parent taxon: Camarasauromorpha according to J. L. Carballido et al. 2015

See also Carballido et al. 2011, D'Emic 2012, D'Emic 2013, Foster and Peterson 2016, Mannion et al. 2013, Mannion et al. 2019, Mocho et al. 2014, Rich et al. 1999, Salgado and Coria 2005, Upchurch et al. 2004 and Wilson 2002

Sister taxa: Camarasauridae, Europasaurus

Subtaxa: Tehuelchesaurus benitezii

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Type: Tehuelchesaurus benitezii

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Estancia Fernández (Jurassic of Argentina)

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