Laplatasaurus

Laplatasaurus
Temporal range: Campanian
~80–70 Ma
Tibia & fibula of Laplatasaurus. Scale bar equals 10cm.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: Sauropodomorpha
Clade: Sauropoda
Clade: Macronaria
Clade: Titanosauria
Genus: Laplatasaurus
von Huene, 1929
Type species
Laplatasaurus araukanicus
von Huene, 1929
Synonyms
  • Laplatasaurus wichmannianus von Huene, 1929
  • Titanosaurus araukanicus
    von Huene, 1929 vide Powell, 1992

Laplatasaurus (meaning "La Plata lizard", named for La Plata, Argentina) is a genus of titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous in South America, with the holotype and only known specimen found in the Anacleto Formation.