Kingdom Animalia Clade Dinosauria Clade †Neosauropoda Phylum Chordata Order Saurischia | Class Reptilia Suborder †Sauropodomorpha Family †Dicraeosauridae Rank Genus | |
Similar Campylodoniscus, Anoplosaurus, Aniksosaurus, Achillesaurus, Aletopelta | ||
Amargatitanis
Amargatitanis (meaning "Amarga giant") is a genus of dicraeosaurid sauropod dinosaur (a type of large, long-necked quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur) from the Barremian-age (Lower Cretaceous) La Amarga Formation of Neuquén, Argentina.
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Classification
The holotype, MACN PV N53, which was collected in March 1983 by José Fernando Bonaparte, consists of two tail vertebrae, a right ischium, and a partial right hindlimb. Although classified as a titanosaur in the original description, the titanosaur placement of Amargatitanis was subsequently questioned by later authors, who noted that a scapula (MACM PV N34) and six tail vertebrae (MACN PV N51) seen as syntypes of Amargatitanis were found at a different locality than MACN PV N53 and that putative titanosaur characters of the genus were invalid. A 2016 re-evaluation by Pablo Ariel Gallina reclassified Amargatitanis as a dicraeosaurid.