Genus
Valid Extinct

Yeneen

Filippi et al. 2026

Yeneen is an extinct genus of titanosaurian sauropod dinosaurs known from the Late Cretaceous Bajo de la Carpa Formation of Argentina. The genus contains a single species, Yeneen houssayi, known from at least one partial skeleton. Its discovery highlights the diversity of titanosaurs in this formation, which also includes Bonitasaura, Inawentu, Overosaurus, Rinconsaurus, and Traukutitan.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
Yeneen
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Saurischia Unranked clade
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Sauropodomorpha Unranked clade
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Massopoda Unranked clade
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Sauropodiformes Unranked clade
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Sauropoda Unranked clade
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Gravisauria Unranked clade
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Eusauropoda Unranked clade
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Neosauropoda Unranked clade
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Macronaria Unranked clade
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Titanosauriformes Unranked clade
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Somphospondyli Unranked clade
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Titanosauria Unranked clade
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Yeneen Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇦🇷 Argentina
1
Geological formations
Bajo de la Carpa
1
Temporal distribution
Santonian (85.7–83.6 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Yeneen houssayi 86 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
L. S. Filippi, F. Bellardini, and J. l. Carballido, A. H. Méndez, A. C. Garrido. 2026. Yeneen houssayi gen. et sp. nov. and an overview of the sauropod titanosaurian diversity from Cerro Overo– La Invernada area (Bajo de la Carpa Formation, Santonian), North Patagonia, Argentina. Historical Biology DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
L. S. Filippi, F. Bellardini, and J. l. Carballido, A. H. Méndez, A. C. Garrido. 2026. Yeneen houssayi gen. et sp. nov. and an overview of the sauropod titanosaurian diversity from Cerro Overo– La Invernada area (Bajo de la Carpa Formation, Santonian), North Patagonia, Argentina. Historical Biology DOI ↗