Pitekunsaurus 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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探索龙(属名:Pitekunsaurus)是阿根廷内乌肯省晚白垩世中的一属泰坦巨龙类蜥脚亚目恐龙。 L. Filippi和A. Garrido在2008年对其进行叙述。模式种为马氏探索龙(P. macayai)。属名取自马普切语单词pitekun(意为“发现”),种名纪念探险家路易斯·马卡亚(Luis Macaya),他于2004年4月发现了化石。
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