© Andrey Atuchin
- Type of dinosaur:
- sauropod
- Length:
- 15.0m
- Diet:
- herbivorous
- When it lived:
- Late Cretaceous, 71-66 million years ago
- Found in:
- Argentina
Neuquensaurus was a relatively small sauropod. It had hardened, bone-like, raised scales on its back, which would have acted as protective armour. This was quite unusual for a sauropod, but some of its closest relatives - such as Antarctosaurus and Saltosaurus - might also have had them.
Taxonomic details
- Taxonomy:
- Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha, Sauropoda, Eusauropoda, Neosauropoda, Macronaria, Camarasauromorpha, Titanosauriformes, Titanosauria, Lithostrotia, Saltasauridae
- Named by:
- Lydekker (1893)
- Type species:
- australis
