Tehuelchesaurus

Tehuelchesaurus
Temporal range: Oxfordian-Tithonian
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Reconstructed skeleton on display at the MEF in Trelew, Argentina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: Sauropodomorpha
Clade: Sauropoda
Clade: Macronaria
Family: Camarasauridae
Genus: Tehuelchesaurus
Rich et al. 1999
Species:
T. benitezii
Binomial name
Tehuelchesaurus benitezii
Rich et al. 1999

Tehuelchesaurus (/thwɛlsɔːrəs/) is a genus of macronarian sauropod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic (Oxfordian to Tithonian) of Argentina. It is named in honor of the Tehuelche people, native to the Argentinian province of Chubut, where it was first found.