List of South American dinosaurs

Abelisaurus.

Aerosteon.

Amargasaurus.

Antarctosaurus.

Austroraptor.

Argentinosaurus.

Brachytrachelopan.

Carnotaurus.

Dreadnoughtus.

Eoraptor.

Futalognkosaurus.

Giganotosaurus.

Herrerasaurus.

Irritator.

Leonerasaurus.

Mapusaurus.

Oxalaia

Piatnitzkysaurus.

Quilmesaurus.

Rinconsaurus.

Riojasaurus.

Saltasaurus.

Skorpiovenator.

Staurikosaurus.

Tyrannotitan.

Unenlagia.

Velocisaurus.

Zupaysaurus.

Name	Period	Diet[1]	Country	Notes
Abelisaurus	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	Known only from a single skull.
Achillesaurus	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	May be the same as Alvarezsaurus.
Adamantisaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Brazil	A titanosaur.
Adeopapposaurus	Jurassic	herbivore	Argentina	Shows that some "prosauropods" may have had keratinous beaks.
Aeolosaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	Type genus of the Aeolosaurini, a titanosaur clade.
Aerosteon	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	A megaraptoran with hollow, bird-like bones.
Agustinia	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A titanosauriform sauropod. Once thought to have spikes on its back.
Alnashetri	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	An alvarezsauroid theropod.
Alvarezsaurus	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	A strange, bird-like dinosaur.
Amargasaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A dicraeosaurid sauropod with backward-pointing spines on its neck.
Amargatitanis	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A dicraeosaurid formerly thought to be a titanosaur.
Amazonsaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Brazil	A rebbachisaur sauropod.
Amygdalodon	Jurassic	herbivore	Argentina	One of the few Middle Jurassic sauropods from South America.
Anabisetia	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A member of Elasmaria.
Andesaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A basal titanosaur.
Angaturama	Cretaceous	carnivore	Brazil	A spinosaurine possibly synonymous with Irritator.
Aniksosaurus	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	Possibly a compsognathid.
Antarctosaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina and Brazil (possible species found in Kazakhstan)	May include one of the largest dinosaurs.
Aoniraptor	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	A possible nomen nudum with a complicated relationship with Gualicho.
Aratasaurus	Cretaceous	carnivore	Brazil	A basal coelurosaurian.
Argentinosaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	Possibly one of the largest known dinosaurs.
Argyrosaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A titanosaur.
Asfaltovenator	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	A basal carnosaur that may prove "megalosauroids" are related to allosauroids.
Atacamatitan	Cretaceous	herbivore	Chile	A sauropod.
Aucasaurus	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	The most completely-known abelisaur.
Austrocheirus	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	Possibly an abelisaur.
Austroposeidon	Cretaceous	herbivore	Brazil	One of the largest Brazilian dinosaurs.
Austroraptor	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	A fish-hunting dromaeosaur with a long snout and short arms.
Baalsaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A titanosaur.
Bagualia	Jurassic	herbivore	Argentina	The oldest known eusauropod.
Bagualosaurus	Triassic	herbivore	Brazil	A strongly built basal sauropodomorph.
Bajadasaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A dicraeosaurid sauropod with forward-pointing spines on its neck.
Barrosasaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A titanosaur.
Baurutitan	Cretaceous	herbivore	Brazil	A lithostrotian titanosaur.
"Bayosaurus"	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	Nomen nudum
Berthasaura	Cretaceous	possibly omnivore	Brazil	A noasaurid e the most complete brazilian cretaceous theropod.
Bicentenaria	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	A basal coelurosaur.
Bonapartenykus	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	A large alvarezsaurid found in association with its eggs.
Bonapartesaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	a hadrosaur.
Bonatitan	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A titanosaur.
Bonitasaura	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	One of the few titanosaurs from which skull material is known.
Brachytrachelopan	Jurassic	herbivore	Argentina	A sauropod with a comparatively short neck.
Brasilotitan	Cretaceous	herbivore	Brazil	A sauropod.
Bravasaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A aeolosaurin titanosaur.
Buitreraptor	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	A unenlagiine dromaeosaurid.
Buriolestes	Triassic	carnivore	Brazil	A completely carnivorous basal sauropodomorph.
Campylodoniscus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	Known only from teeth.
Carnotaurus	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	A theropod with short arms and two horns on top of its head.
Cathartesaura	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	Named after the turkey vulture, Cathartes aura
Chilesaurus	Jurassic	herbivore	Chile	Shows characteristics of all major dinosaur groups.
Choconsaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A titanosaur.
Chromogisaurus	Triassic	herbivore	Argentina	A basal sauropodomorph.
Chubutisaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A basal titanosauriform.
Clasmodosaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	Known only from teeth.
Coloradisaurus	Triassic	herbivore	Argentina	Originally called "Coloradia".
Comahuesaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A rebbachisaur.
Condorraptor	Jurassic	carnivore	Argentina	A relative and contemporary of Piatnitzkysaurus.
Dreadnoughtus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	One of the more completely known large titanosaurs.
Drusilasaura	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A member of the group Lognkosauria.
Ekrixinatosaurus	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	Its discovery helped fill in gaps in the knowledge of abelisaurs.
Elaltitan	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A titanosaur.
Eoabelisaurus	Jurassic	carnivore	Argentina	Despite the name, it might not be an abelisaurid.
Eodromaeus	Triassic	carnivore	Argentina	Sometimes cited as the "Eve" of the dinosaurs.
Eoraptor	Triassic	omnivore	Argentina	Thought to be one of the earliest known dinosaurs. Nyasasaurus from Africa may be older.
Epachthosaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A titanosaur.
Erythrovenator	Triassic	carnivore	Brazil	A basal theropod.
Futalognkosaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A very large titanosaur.
Gasparinisaura	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A member of Elasmaria.
Genyodectes	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	A ceratosaur.
Giganotosaurus	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	One of the largest terrestrial carnivorous dinosaurs.
Gnathovorax	Triassic	carnivore	Brazil	A herrerasaurid saurischian.
Gondwanatitan	Cretaceous	herbivore	Brazil	Named after the ancient continent of Gondwana.
Guaibasaurus	Triassic	carnivore	Brazil	Either a basal theropod or sauropodomorph.
Gualicho	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	Shows tyrannosaurid-like short two-fingered arms; though it probably isn't a tyrannosaurid.
Herrerasaurus	Triassic	carnivore	Argentina	One of the oldest known dinosaurs.
Huinculsaurus	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	An elaphrosaurine ceratosaur.
Ilokelesia	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	An abelisaur.
Ingentia	Triassic	herbivore	Argentina	One of the largest Triassic dinosaurs.
Irritator	Cretaceous	carnivore	Brazil	May or may not be synonymous with Angaturama.
Isaberrysaura	Jurassic	herbivore	Argentina	An ornithischian, possibly a stegosaur.
Isasicursor	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	An elasmarian ornithopod.
Itapeuasaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Brazil	A Brazilian sauropod.
Kaijutitan	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A titanosaur. Named after the kaiju of monster movie fame.
Katepensaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A rebbachisaurid sauropod.
Kurupi	Cretaceous	carnivore	Brazil	A abelisaurid.
Lajasvenator	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	Possibly the smallest known allosauroid.
Lapampasaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	One of the few South American hadrosaurs.
Laplatasaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A titanosaur.
Laquintasaura	Jurassic	herbivore	Venezuela	Probably a thyreophoran.
Lavocatisaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	Shows that rebbachisaurids may have had keratinous beaks.
Leinkupal	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	One of the latest surviving diplodocid sauropods.
Leonerasaurus	Triassic or Jurassic	herbivore	Argentina	A basal sauropodomorph.
Lessemsaurus	Triassic	herbivore	Argentina	Its relatives are among the earliest known large sauropods.
Leyesaurus	Jurassic	herbivore	Argentina	A basal sauropodomorph.
Ligabueino	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	A noasaurid theropod.
Ligabuesaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A titanosauriform sauropod.
Limaysaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A rebbachisaurid sauropod.
Loncosaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	An indeterminate ornithopod.
Loricosaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	Possibly a synonym of Saltasaurus or Neuquensaurus.
Lucianovenator	Triassic	carnivore	Argentina	One of the two known South American coelophysids.
Macrocollum	Triassic	herbivore	Brazil	A member of the sauropodomorph family Unaysauridae.
Macrogryphosaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	An elasmarian ornithopod.
Mahuidacursor	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	An elasmarian ornithopod.
Malarguesaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A titanosauriform sauropod.
Manidens	Jurassic	omnivore	Argentina	A heterodontosaur ornithischian.
Mapusaurus	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina and Chile(?)	A carcharodontosaurid theropod that may have hunted in packs.
Maxakalisaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Brazil	A titanosaur.
Megaraptor	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	Originally thought to be a giant dromaeosaur.
Mendozasaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A titanosaur.
Microcoelus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	Possibly a synonym of Saltasaurus or Neuquensaurus.
Mirischia	Cretaceous	carnivore	Brazil	A coelurosaur.
Murusraptor	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	A megaraptoran.
Mussaurus	Triassic	herbivore	Argentina	A basal sauropodomorph formerly known from only juvenile remains.
Muyelensaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A titanosaur.
Narambuenatitan	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A titanosaur.
Neuquenraptor	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	Probably synonymous with Unenlagia.
Neuquensaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A titanosaur, close relative of Saltasaurus.
Nhandumirim	Triassic	omnivore	Brazil	Either a basal theropod or saturnaliine sauropodomorph.
Niebla	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	An abelisaurid.
Noasaurus	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	A small ceratosaur with a light build.
Nopcsaspondylus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A rebbachisaurid sauropod. Its only fossil, a vertebra, has been lost.
Notoceratops	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	Known from an incomplete jaw that may represent the only South American ceratopsian.
Notocolossus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A large, recently discovered titanosaur.
Notohypsilophodon	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A member of Elasmaria.
Nullotitan	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A titanosaur.
Orkoraptor	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	A megaraptoran originally thought to be a compsognathid.
Overoraptor	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	Possibly a relative of the Madagascan Rahonavis.
Overosaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A relatively small titanosaur.
Oxalaia	Cretaceous	carnivore	Brazil	May be a synonym of Spinosaurus.
Padillasaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Colombia	First and so far only non-avian dinosaur to be described from Colombia.
Pampadromaeus	Triassic	herbivore	Brazil	A basal sauropodomorph.
Pamparaptor	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	A small dromaeosaurid.
Panamericansaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	Named after the Pan American Energy Company.
Pandoravenator	Jurassic	carnivore	Argentina	A tetanuran of incertain relationships.
Panphagia	Triassic	omnivore	Argentina	Possibly omnivorous.
Patagonykus	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	An alvarezsaur.
Patagosaurus	Jurassic	herbivore	Argentina	An early sauropod.
Patagotitan	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	One of the more complete large dinosaurs.
Pellegrinisaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A titanosaur.
Petrobrasaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A titanosaur.
Piatnitzkysaurus	Jurassic	carnivore	Argentina	A piatnitzkysaurid theropod.
Pilmatueia	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A close relative of Amargasaurus.
Pitekunsaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A titanosaur.
Powellvenator	Triassic	carnivore	Argentina	One of only two South American coelophysoids.
Puertasaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A large titanosaur.
Punatitan	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A aeolosaurin titanosaur.
Pycnonemosaurus	Cretaceous	carnivore	Brazil	Possibly the largest abelisaur.
Quetecsaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A titanosaur.
Quilmesaurus	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	Considered a nomen vanum by some.
Rayososaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A close relative of Rebbachisaurus.
Rinconsaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A titanosaur belonging to the Rinconsauria.
Riojasaurus	Triassic	herbivore	Argentina	One of the first large sauropodomorphs.
Rocasaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A close relative of Saltasaurus.
Saltasaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A titanosaur known to possess osteoderms.
Sanjuansaurus	Triassic	carnivore	Argentina	A herrerasaurid saurischian.
Santanaraptor	Cretaceous	carnivore	Brazil	Muscle tissue was found on the holotype specimen.
Sarmientosaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	Known from a well-preserved skull.
Saturnalia	Triassic	herbivore	Brazil	A basal sauropodomorph.
Secernosaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	First hadrosaur discovered from South America
Sektensaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A member of Elasmaria.
Skorpiovenator	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	An abelisaur.
Spectrovenator	Cretaceous	carnivore	Brazil	A long-snouted basal abelisaur found underneath a sauropod skeleton.
Staurikosaurus	Triassic	carnivore	Brazil	Possibly one of the oldest dinosaurs.
Tachiraptor	Jurassic	carnivore	Venezuela	One of the only two non-avian dinosaurs found in Venezuela.
Talenkauen	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A member of Elasmaria.
Tapuiasaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Brazil	A titanosaur.
Taurovenator	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	May be a synonym of Mapusaurus.
Tehuelchesaurus	Jurassic	herbivore	Argentina	Potentially a basal macronarian.
Thanos	Cretaceous	carnivore	Brazil	Named after the Marvel Comics villain Thanos.
Tralkasaurus	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	An abelisaurid of medium size.
Tratayenia	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	A megaraptoran.
Traukutitan	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A titanosaur.
Trigonosaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Brazil	A titanosaur.
Triunfosaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Brazil	An indeterminate macronarian once thought to be a titanosaur.
Tyrannotitan	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	A large carcharodontosaurid.
Uberabatitan	Cretaceous	herbivore	Brazil	A titanosaur.
Ubirajara	Cretaceous	carnivore	Brazil	A compsognathid with unusual display structures, named from a fossil illegally exported from Brazil.
Unaysaurus	Triassic	herbivore	Brazil	A basal sauropodomorph.
Unenlagia	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	A very bird-like dromaeosaurid.
Unquillosaurus	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	Possibly a relative of Unenlagia.
Velocisaurus	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	A noasaur, not to be confused with Velociraptor.
Vespersaurus	Cretaceous	carnivore	Brazil	A noasaur that walked on one toe across its desert habitat, which would one day be Parana, Brazil.
Viavenator	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	The species name, V. exxoni, honors Exxon Mobil.
Volkheimeria	Jurassic	herbivore	Argentina	A sauropod.
Willinakaqe	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	Probably a chimaera.
Xenotarsosaurus	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	An abelisaur.
Yamanasaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Ecuador	First dinosaur to be found in Ecuador.
Ypupiara	Cretaceous	carnivore	Brazil	First dromaeosaur unenlagiine of Brazil.
Zapalasaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A rebbachisaurid sauropod.
Zupaysaurus	Triassic	carnivore	Argentina	A basal theropod.

This is a timeline of selected dinosaurs from the list above. Time is measured in Ma, megaannum, along the x-axis. Carnivores are shown in red, herbivores in green and omnivores in blue.

• The creature must appear on the List of dinosaur genera
• Fossils of the creature must have been found in South America
• This list is a complement to Category:Dinosaurs of South America

• List of birds of South America