Species: australis (LYDEKKER, 1893) POWELL, 1986 vide BONAPARTE, 1987
Etymology: Latin, australis, "south," in reference to South America.
= Titanosaurus australis LYDEKKER, 1893

Holotype: MLP Ly 1-7--V-28-1 (MLP. Ly 1/2/3/4/5/6, according to BONAPARTE, 1996)

Locality: Right bank of the Rio Neuquen, 2-4 km upstream from the iron bridge which crosses this river, very close to the city of Neuquen, Neuquen Province, Argentina.

Horizon: Anacleto Formation (Bajo de la Carpa Formation, Lower Rio Colorado Subgroup, Upper Neuquen Group.)
(was Bajo de La Carpa Member?, Rio Colorado Formation, Neuquen Group.)
Note: Misinterpreted as the Lower Allen Formation as per HEREDIA & SALGADO, 1999.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Coloradoan Tetrapoda Assemblage, Santonian-Campanian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Caudal vertebrae.

Referred material:

Number: Not given: Caudal vertebrae, dorsal vertebrae, sacral vertebra, right humerus, right femur.

HUENE, 1929, POWELL, 2003

Series Ly 1:

MLP Ly D. 711a, 46, 19: Cervical vertebrae.

MLP Ly 23, D8, 10: Dorsal vertebrae.

MLP LY 7: Sacral vertebrae.

MLP LY 1, 8, 9, 2, 68, 48, 5, 74, 61, 56, 55, 82, 59, 62, 79, 83: Caudal vertebrae.

Series Ly 2

MLP Ly 42, 90,70, 64, 4, 112, 76, 53, 57, 73, 85, 39, 45, 60, 71, 6, 80, 50, 49, 84: Caudal vertebrae.

Series Ly 3:

MLP Ly 8D, 40, 75, 51: 3 vertebrae.

MLP Ly 98, 24, 8D): 2 caudal vertebrae.

Serie of Cinoco Saltos 1:

MLP CS 1311: Atlas-axis.

MLP CS 1147, 1360, 1367, 1361, 1359, 1366, 1362, 1372: Cervical vertebrae.

MLP CS 1388, 1386, 1387: Dorsal vertebrae.

MLP CS 1390, 1391, 1394, 1404, 1412, 1416, 1418, 1420, 1419, 1417, 1422, 1424, 1425, 1426, 1428, 1429, 1432, 1440, 1443, 1447, 1449, 1450, 1451, 1452, 1408, 1209, 1212, 1211: Caudal vertebrae.

Series Cinco Saltos 2:

MLP CS 1165, 1139, 1406, 1378: Cervical vertebrae.

MLP Cs 1376, 1379, 1382, 1383, 1384: Dorsal vertebrae.

MLP CS 1389, 1392, 1393, 1399, 1400, 1401, 1413, 1407: Caudal vertebrae.

Series Cinco Saltos 3:

MLP CS 1142, 1375, 1374: Cervical vertebrae.

MLP CS 1395, 1396, 1397, 1408, 1410, 1421, 1423, 1427, 1430, 1431, 1396, 1465, 1438, 1434, 1433, 1436, 1437, 1439, 1442, 1444, 1445, 1446, 1320: Caudal vertebrae.

Series Cinco Saltos 4:

MLP CS 1398, 1411, 1415, 1622, 2000, 2001, 1441, 1321, 1323, 1207:

MLP CS 1129, 1096, MLP Ly 107 (711A): Scapulae.

MLP CS 1096, MLP Ly 105, 14, 95: Coracoids.

MLP CS 110, 1051, 1091, 1099, 1019, No. 124: Right humeri.

MLP CS 1050, 1100, 1479, No. 25, No. 89: Left humeri.

MLP CS 1058, 1306, 2004: Left ulnae.

MLP CS 1305, 1053: Right ulnae.

MLP CS 1172, 1173, 1167, 1169: Right radii.

MLP CS 1175, 1174, 1176, 1173: Left radii.

MLP CS 1234: Carpals.

MLP CS 1187, 1186, 2203: Metacarpals.

MLP CS 1261: Phalanges.

MLP CS 1258, 1257, 1229, 2008, 1056, 1298: Ilia.

MLP CS 1263, 1304, 1102, 1294, NOl 109: Pubes.

MLP CS 1120, 1021, 1107, 1101, 1118, 2005: Left femora.

MLP CS 1093: Right tibia.

MLP CS 1103, 1123, Left Tibiae.

MLP CS 1098, N. 127: Fiblae.

MLP CS 1216: Tarsals.

MLP CS 1179, 1185, 1183, 1199: Metatarsal I.

MLP CS 1193, 1137, 1238, 1177, 1236: Metatarsal II.

MLP CS 1171, 1201, 1197: Metatarsal III.

MLP CS 1191, 1198, 1190, 1189: Metatarsal IV.

MLP CS 1195, 1181, 1180, 1182, 1184: Metatrasal V.

 

BONAPARTE, & GASPARINI 1978 (HUENE, 1929 pages 24-25)

Locality: Cinco Saltos, Rio Negro Province, Argentina.

Horizon: Rio Colorado Formation, Neuquen Group.
Note: Misinterpreted as the Lower Allen Formation as per HEREDIA & SALGADO, 1999.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Coloradoan Tetrapoda Assemblage, Santonian-Campanian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given:

 

Locality: Frente a Gral. Roca, Rio Negro Province, Argentina.

Horizon: Rio Colorado Formation. Neuquen Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Coloradoan Tetrapoda Assemblage, Santonian-Campanian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given:

 

Locality: Alarcon, margen izquierda del Rio Limay, Neuquen Province Argentina.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given:

 

HEREDIA & SALGADO, 1999

Locality: Pellegrini lake area, Rio Negro Province, Argentina.

Horizon: Rio Colorado Formation, Neuquen Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Coloradoan Tetrapoda Assemblage, Santonian-Campanian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given:

 

Locality: Cinco Saltos area, Rio Negro Province, Argentina.

Horizon: Top of the Anacelto Formation (Rio Colorado Formation), Neuquen Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Coloradoan Tetrapoda Assemblage, Santonian-Campanian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given:

SALGADO, APESTEGUIA & HEREDIA, 2005

MCS-5: Breakdown as follows.

MCS-5/1-15: 15 caudal vertebrae.
Note: 14 of which (MCS-5/2-/15) probably represent a continous series.

MCS-5/16: 1 sacrum articulated to both ilia.

MCS-5/17: Posterior cervical vertebra.

MCS-5/18-23: 6 mid and posterior dorsal vertebrae.

MCS-5/24: Left ischium.

MCS-5/25: Right tibia.

MCS-5/26: Right fibula.

MCS-5/27: Left femur.

MCS-5/28: Right femur.

MCS-5/29: Right astragalus.

MCS-5/30-32: 2 haemal arches.

MCS-5/33: Postcranial elements and osteoderm.

MCZ-5/34: Well-preserved skeleton and one osteoderm.

Numbers: Not given: Many ribs.

MCS-6: Right tibia.

MCS-7: Left scapula.

MCS-8: Left humerus.

MCS-9: Right femur.

MCS-10: Metatarsal.

CERDA, GARCIA, POWELL & LOPEZ, 2015

MPCA-Pv 3026, 4067, 6697, 6696, 12342, 4065: Isolated disk osteoderms.

MCS-Pv 64, MPCA-Pv 39, 66, 44, 63, 40: Disk osteoderms.

HUENE, 1929

Locality: Baches La Lancha, Southwest of Palmitas, Uruguay.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Museo Nacional de Historia Natural in Buenos Aires: Dorsal vertebrae.

MEZZALIA, 1989

Locality: A 2 1/2 leguas de estacao ferroviaria de Colina, Municipal of Colina ou Barretos, Brazil.

Horizon: Bauru Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Upper Campanian Stage- Lower Maastrichtian Stage, Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given:

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Species: robustus (HUENE, 1929) POWELL, 1986 vide BONAPARTE, 1987
Etymology: Latin, robustus, "robusts, strong."
= Titanosaurus robustus HUENE, 1929
= Saltasaurus robustus HUENE, 1929

Lectotypes: MLP 26-250, -252, -254, -259 (CS. 1094, 1095, 1171, 1480)

Locality: :...the site was situated on the railway line north of Cipolletti, in the valley of Rio Neuquen (HUENE, 1929)", Cinco Saltos, Rio Negro Province, Argentina.

Horizon: Rio Colorado Formation, Neuquen Group.
Note: Misinterpreted as the Lower Allen Formation as per HEREDIA & SALGADO, 1999.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Coloradoan Tetrapoda Assemblage, Santonian-Campanian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

MLP 26-250 (CS 1094): Right ulna.

MLP 26-251 (CS 1095): Left ulna.

MLP 26-254 (CS 1171): Left radius.

MLP 26-259 (CS 1480): Left Femur.

Referred material:

MLP 26-251 (CS 1094): Left ulna.

MLP 26-254 (CS 1171): Radius.

MLP 26-259 (CS 1480): Femur.

Series 2

MLP CS No. 1139: Cervical 11?

MLP CS No. 1406: Cervical 12.

MLP CS No. 1378: Cervical 13.

MLP CS No. 1376: Dorsal 1.

MLP CS No. 1379, 1382, 1383, 1384: Dorsal vertebrae.

MLP CS No. 1389, 1392, 1393, 1399, 1400, 1402, 1401, 1413, 1407: Caudal vertebrae.

POWELL, 1988

MLP CS 1295: Left sternal.

MLP CS 2064: Scapula.

MLP CS 1019: Humerus.

MLP CS 1091, 1094, 1052: Ulnae.

MLP CS 1171: Radius.

MLP AV 2069, 2068, 2083, 2169: Ilia.

MLP AV 2066: Pubis.

MLP CS 1125/ MACN “cajon 563”: Femora.

MLP CS 1264, 1303, 2064: Tibiae.

MLP CS 1184, 1179: Phalanges.

 

BONAPARTE, & GASPARINI, 1978

Locality: Rancho de Avila (Alamitos), Rio Negro Province, Argentina.

Horizon: Rio Colorado Formation, Neuquen Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Coloradoan Tetrapoda Assemblage, Santonian-Campanian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given:

 

HUENE, 1906

Locality: Salta Province, Argentina.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Cretaceous.

Material:

CS 2: Dorsal and caudal vertebrae.

CS 1389: First caudal?

CS 1392: Second caudal?

CS 1393: Caudal 3.

CS 1407: Middle caudal vertebra.

CS 1295: Left sternal?

CS 1019: Fragmentary humerus.

CS 1091, 1095, 1094, 1052, 1055: Coracoids.

CS 1171: Left radius.

CS 1195: Right Metatarsal V.

CS 1197: Right metatarsal III.

CS 1238: Right metatarsal II.

CS 1183: Right metatarsal I.

CS 1179, 1185: Left metatarsal I.

CS 1236: Left metatarsal II.

CS 1189: Left metatarsal IV.

CS 1182, 1184: Left metatarsal V.

CS 1480: Left femur.

CS 1125: Femur.

CS 1264, 1303, 2064: Tibia.

CS 1265: Perone.

CS 1184, 1179: Phalanges.

Rancho de Avila AV. 2064: Scapula.

AV 2069, 2083: Left ilium.

AV 2068: Right ilium.

AV 2066: Right pubis.

AV 2059, 2060: Perone.

 

Locality: Wichmann, Argentina.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Museo Nacional de Buenos Aires cajon 563: Proximal and distal femur.