Name
Quetecsaurus.
Phonetic
Kew-tek-sore-us.
Named By
Bernardo Gonz�lez Riga & Leonardo Ortiz David - 2014.
Classification
Chordata, Reptilia, Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha, Sauropoda, Titanosauria.
Diet
Herbivore.
Species
Q. rusconii
Size
Unavailable.
Known locations
Argentina, Mendoza Province - Cerro Lisandro Formation.
Time Period
Turonian of the Cretaceous.
Fossil representation
Partial post cranial skeleton, mainly composed of various vertebrae, and a partial forelimb.
A close relative of sauropod dinosaur genera such as Mendozasaurus and Futalognkosaurus, Quetecsaurus is at the time of its description one of the better known dinosaurs of its kind from the Cerro Lisandro Formation.
– A New Titanosaur (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) from the Upper Cretaceous (Cerro Lisandro Formation) of Mendoza Province, Argentina – Ameghiniana. Bernardo Gonz�lez Riga & Leonardo Ortiz David – 2014.
