In Depth
Pitekunsaurus was a titanosaurian dinosaur that lived in South America during the late Cretaceous. At the time of writing Pitekunsaurus is usually considered to be an aeolosaurine titanosaur, and as such a relative of such genera as Aeolosaurus, Panamericansaurus and Gondwanatitan. The type species name P. macayai is in honour of Luis Macaya who discovered the first fossils of Pitekunsaurus.
Further Reading
- Pitekunsaurus macayai gen. et sp. nov., new titanosaur (Saurischia, Sauropoda) from Upper Cretaceous Neuqu�n Basin, Argentina. - Ameghiniana 45 (3): 575–590. - L. S. Filippi & A. C. Garrido - 2008.
