Pitekunsaurus
Sign in to savePitekunsaurus is a genus of titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Anacleto Formation of Neuquén, Argentina. It was described by L. Filippi and A. Garrido in 2008. The type species is P. macayai. The generic name is derived from Mapudungun pitekun, meaning "to discover", the epitheton honours the discoverer, oil company explorer Luis Macaya, who found the fossil in April 2004.
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- Saurischia
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- Pitekunsaurus macayai.jpg
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- Pitekunsaurus
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- Pitekunsaurus
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