Species: patagonicus BONAPARTE & VINCE, 1979
Etymology: In reference to Patagonia, Argentina.

Holotype: PVL 4068

Locality: Laguna La Colorada, Ea. Canadon Largo, North-central Santa Cruz Province, Patagonia, Argentina.

Horizon: Laguna Colorada Formation, El Tranquilo Group (Upper El Tranquilo Formation), Coloradense superior.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: ?Norian Stage, Middle Late Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.

Material: Skull and skeleton lacking ribs, cervicals, metacarpals, and some of the phalanges of the left and right pes.

Referred material:

PVL 4208: Fragmentary skull and mandibles, cervical vertebrae scapula, fragmentary limbs and fragmentary pelvis.

PVL 4209: Fragmentary skull and mandible, vertebrae and numerous disarticulated elements.

PVL 4210: Fragmentary skull and mandible, cervical and dorsal vertebrae, scapula and pelvis with limbs.

PVL 4211: Fragmentary skull and mandible with fragmentary skeleton.

PVL 4212: Fragmentary skeleton.

PVL 4213: Fragmentary skeleton.

PVL 4214: Humerus.

PVL 4215: Humerus.

and 2 eggs.

Note: These were found in a nest.

POL & POWELL, 2007

PVL 4587: Partially articulated skeleton belonging to, at least, 2 different individuals. Including cervicodorsal vertebrae, hindlimb, forelimb remains.

PVL 5865: Articulated skeleton and almost complete skull of a post-hatchling individual.

MPM-PV 1813/1: Skull articulated with cervicodorsal series.

MPM-PV 1813/2: Isolated skull.

Mussaurus patagonicus (after POL & POWELL, 2007), MPM-PV 1813/4

MPM-PV 1813/4: Skull articulated with a cervicodorsal series, scapular girdle and forelimbs.

OTERO & POL, 2013

MPM-PV 1814: Incomplete right manus with articulated distal carpals of an adult individual.

MACN-SC 3379: Partially articulated postcranial remains of an adult individual, consisting of several cervicodorsla vertebrae, forelimb, and hind limb elements.

OTERO, CUFF, ALLEN, SUMNER-ROONEY, POL & HUTCHINSON, 2019

MACN 4111: Hatchling.

POL, MANCUSO, SMITH, MARISCANO, RAMEZANI, CERDA, OTERO & FERNANDEZ, 2021

MPM-PV 1813 (Field number M1): 11 articulated skeletons of juveniles.

MPM-PV 1816 (Field number M4): Articualted presacral vertebrae of a juvenile.

MPM-PV 1819 (Field number M7): Associated presacral vertebrae of an adult.

MPM-PV 1821 (Field number M9): Dorsal vertebra and caudal vertebae, humerus, ulna and metatarsals of a juvenile.

MPM-PV 1822 (Field number M10): Articulated manus of an adult.

MPM-PV 1823 (Field number M11): Manus and isolated elements of an subadult.

MPM-PV 1824 (Field number M12): Articulated vertebrae with neural spines, tibia and metatasals of a juvenile.

MPM-PV 1825 (Field number M13): Ilium of an adult.

MPM-PV 1826 (Field number M14): Disarticulated skull and metatarals of a subadult/adult.

MPM-PV 1827 (Field number M15): Disarticulated limb elements of an adult.

MPM-PV 1828 (Field number M16): <distal femur, phalanges, ulna, vertebrae and other remains of a neonate.

MPM-PV 1829 (Field number M17): Isolated femur of a neonate.

MPM-PV 1830 (Field number M18): Dorsal vertebra of a subadult/adult.

MPM-PV 1832 (Field number M20): Presacral and caudal vertebrae, and pelvic girdle of an adult.

MPM-PV 1833 (Field number M21): Presacral vertebra and limb bones of an adult.

MPM-PV 1836 (Field number M24): Skull elements, mandible, teeth, vertebrae and limb bones of a subadult.

MPM-PV 1837 (Field number M25): Metatarsals, scapula, and other postcranial remains of a juvenile.

MPM-PV 1838 (Field number M26): Ischia, femora, itbia, astragalus, manus and presacral vertebrae of a subadult.

MPM-PV 1839 (Field number M27) :Presacral vertebra of a juvenile.

MPM-PV 1840 (Field number M30): Presacral vertebra of a juvenile.

MPM-PV 1841 (Field number M31): Femur and humerus (possibly of a small individual) of a juvenile.

MPM-PV 1842 (Field number M32): 2 anterior dorsal vertebrae of a juvenile.

MPM-PV 1843 (Field number M33): Metatarsal V of a juvenile.

MPM-PV 1844 (Field number M34): Articulated caudal vertebrae of a juvenile.

MPM-PV 1845 (Field number M35): Sacral vertebrae of a juvenile.

MPM-PV 1846 (Field number M36): Skull remians and isolated postcrainal elements of a subadult.

MPM-PV 1848 (Field number M38): Forelimb remains with articulated manus of a juvenile.

MPM-PV 1850 (Field number M40): Dorsal vertebrae with articulated ribs of juveniles.

MPM-PV 1851 (Field number M41): Associated remains of 2 juvenile individuals with skull and postcranial remains of juveniles.

MPM-PV 1852 (Field number M42): Ilium and fragmentary limb elements of a subadult.

MPM-PV 1853 (Field number M43): 3 isolated teeth of an adult.

MPM-PV 1854 (Field number M44): Femoral shaft and pedal phalanges of an adult.

MPM-PV 1855 (Field number M45): Dorsal vertebrae of a juvenile.

MPM-PV 1856 (Field number M46): Dorsal vertebra of a juvenile.

MPM-PV 1857 (Field number M47): Anterior cervical of an adult.

MPM-PV 1859 (Field number M49): Articualted caudal vertebrae of an adult.

MPM-PV 1861 (Field number M51): Articulated pubes of a adult.

MPM-PV 1862 (Field number M52): 2 caudal vertebrae of an adult.

MPM-PV 1863 (Field number M53): Dorsal vertebra of an adult.

MPM-PV 1864 (Field number M54): Partially articualted manus of a juvenle.

MPM-PV 1865 (Field number M55): Maxilla (mold) of an adult.

MPM-PV 1866 (Field number M56): Pedal phalanges and ungual of a subadult.

MPM-PV 1867 (Field number M57): Vertebrae and limb ones of a subadult.

MPM-PV 1868, MPM-PV 1869 (Field number MdiP 1): Associated skeletons of 2 adult individuals.

MPM-PV 1870 (Field number H0): Associated eggs (scattered on surface).

MPM-PV 1871 (Field number H1): 5 eggs on the surface.

MPM-PV 1872 (Field number H2): 1 egg on the surface.

MPM-PV 1873 (Field number H3): 3 complete eggs on the surface.

MPM-PV 1874 (Field number H4): 1 egg on surface.

MPM-PV 1875 (Field number H5): Nest with 30 eggs, 2 complete eggs in concretion (sin situ).

MPM-PV 1876 (Field number H6) 2 eggs.

MPM-PV 1877 (Field number H7): Fragments of eggshells.

MPM-PV 1878 (Field number H8): Nest of 21 eggs.

MPM-PV 1879 (Field number H9): Eggs with associated small bones encluding a right dentary of an embryo.

MPM-PV 1880 (Field number H10): Eggs and eggshell fragments with associated small bones.

MPM-PV 1881 (Field number H11): Fragments of eggshells.

MPM-PV 1882 (Field number H12): 2 eggs in concretion (in situ).

MPM-PV 1883 (Field number H13): Fragments of 2 eggs and scattered egghsells associated with a caudal vertebra.

MPM-PV 1884 (Field number H14): Fragments of 2 eggs and scattered eggshells.

MPM-PV 1885 (Field number H15): Fragments of eggs and scattered eggshells.

MPM-PV 1886 (Field number H16): 2 eggs.

MPM-PV 1887 (Field number H17): Nest with 30 eggs.

MPM-PV 1888 (Field number H18): Fragments of eggshells.

MPM-PV 1889 (Field number H19): Isolated egg.

MPM-PV 1890 (Field number H20): Isolated egg.

MPM-PV 1891 (Field number H21): Nest with eggs with embryonic remains.

MPM-PV 1892 (Field number H22): 3 eggs in concretion.

MPM-PV 1893 (Field number H23): 3 eggs on surface.

MPM-PV 1894 (Field number H24): Isolated egg.

MPM-PV 1895 (Field number H25): Fragments of eggs.

MPM-PV 1896 (Field number H26): Nest with at least 14 eggs.

MPM-PV 1897 (Field number H27): 3 eggs in concretion.

MPM-PV 1898 (Field number H28): 2 isolated eggs.

MPM-PV 1899 (Field number H29): Isolated egg.

MPM-PV 1900 (Field number H30): Nest with at least 8 eggs.

TBC (Field number M2): Articulated presacral, sacral, caudal vertebrae, and ilia of a subadult.

TBC (Field number M3): Associated postcranial remains of an adult.

TBC (Field number M5): Semi-articulated presacral vertebrae of a juvenile.

TBC (Field number M5): Vertebrae and distal femur, and proximal tibia of a juvenile.

TBC (Field number M8): Associated postcranial elements of an adult.

TBC (Field number M22): Femur and disarticulated postcranial remains of a subadult.

TBC (Field number M23): Postcranial remains of an adult.

TBC (Field number M37): Postcranial remains of an adult.

TBC (Field number M48): Isolated dorsal vertebra of an adult.

TBC (Field number M50): Articulated pes of a juvenile.

 

= Plateosaurus sp CASAMIQUELA, 1980

Locality: Laguna La Colorada, Ea. Canadon Largo, North-central Santa Cruz Province, Patagonia, Argentina.

Horizon: Laguna Colorada Formation, El Tranquilo Group (Upper El Tranquilo Formation), Coloradense superior.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: ?Norian Stage, Middle Late Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.

Material:

MLP 61-III-20-22: Lumbar vertebrae, sacral vertebrae, ilium, femur, tibia and fibula.

MLP 61-II-20-23: Dorsal, sacral, caudal vertebrae, ilium, ischium, pubis, femora, tibia, and fragmentary feet.

MLP 61-II-27-1: Dorsal, sacral vertebrae, (32 vertebrae), scapula, coracoid, humerus, fragmentary manus, femur, tibia, fragmentary fibula, ilium, pubis, ischium, and fragmentary pes.

MLP 61-II-28-1: Fragmentary skull and mandible, possibly belong to No 61-II-27-1.