Genus
Valid Extinct

Comahuesaurus

Carballido et al. 2012

Comahuesaurus is a genus of sauropod dinosaur of the family Rebbachisauridae. It was found in the Lohan Cura Formation in Argentina, and lived during the Early Cretaceous. The type species is C. windhauseni, named for Anselmo Windhausen, who contributed significantly to the geological study of Patagonia.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
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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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Diplodocoidea Unranked clade
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Diplodocimorpha Unranked clade
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Rebbachisauridae Unranked clade
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Comahuesaurus Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇦🇷 Argentina
1
Geological formations
Lohan Cura
1
Temporal distribution
Aptian (121.4–113.2 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Comahuesaurus windhauseni 120 Ma
Bibliography
Original description
J. L. Carballido, L. Salgado, and D. Pol, J. I. Canudo, A. Garrido. 2012. A new basal rebbachisaurid (Sauropoda, Diplodocoidea) from the Early Cretaceous of the Neuquén Basin; evolution and biogeography of the group. Historical Biology 24(6):631-654 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
J. L. Carballido, L. Salgado, and D. Pol, J. I. Canudo, A. Garrido. 2012. A new basal rebbachisaurid (Sauropoda, Diplodocoidea) from the Early Cretaceous of the Neuquén Basin; evolution and biogeography of the group. Historical Biology 24(6):631-654 DOI ↗