Huinculsaurus (meaning "Huincul Formation lizard") is a genus of noasauriddinosaur from the Huincul Formation in Neuquén Province, Argentina. The type and only species is Huinculsaurus montesi.[1] It was probably around 3 metres (9.8 ft) when fully grown, although this is only speculation since no fully mature specimens are currently known.
Discovery and naming
Huinculsaurus is only known from three thoracic and two sacral vertebrae from an immature individual, discovered c. 1991. It was discovered ten meters away from where the Ilokelesiaholotype was discovered[2] and the vertebrae were mechanically separated during preparation. The genus was eventually named in 2020.[1]
^ abcMattia Baiano; Rodolfo Coria; Andrea Cau (2020). "A new abelisauroid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Huincul formation (lower upper Cretaceous, Neuquén Basin) of Patagonia, Argentina". Cretaceous Research. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2020.104408.
^Coria, R.A.; Salgado, L. & Calvo, J.O. (1991) "Primeros restos de dinosaurios Theropoda del Miembro Huincul, Formación Río Limay (Cretácico Tardío Presenoniano), Neuquén, Argentina." Ameghiniana, 28: 405-406.