Species: fariasi BONAPARTE, 1979
Etymology: In honor of villager Ricardo Farias, who found the specimen on his land.

Holotype: PVL 4170 (Specimen 1)

Locality: 5 km north of Cerro Condor, 100 m east of road to Cerro Condor a Paso del Sapo, Department of Paso de Indios, Chubut Province, Patagonia, Argentina.

Horizon: Canadon Asfalto Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Callovian Stage, Upper Dogger Epoch, Middle Jurassic.

Material: 4 anterior cervicals, 3 posterior cervicals, 3 anterior dorsals articulated with a cervical, 5 posterior dorsals, 2 ribs, 5 sacrals, 6 proximal caudals, 12 middle and distal caudals, several cotes, several hemaux, right ilium, ischia partially fused, missing posterior end, left pubis, proximal part of right scapula with coracoid, right humerus and right femur.

Hypodigm:

PVL 4616:

PVL-4116 and MACN-CH 935 (Specimen 2): 4 fragmentary dorsal vertebrae, 3 dorsal centra, 4 sacrals with ribs, 1 fragmentary sacral, 2 neural arches fused, 1 neural spine, 1 proximal caudal, 6 middle and proximal caudals, 2 incomplete neurals, 3 hemaux, 6 proximal dorsal ribs, fragment of ilium, right pubis and ischium.

PVL-4172 and MACN-CH 932 (Specimen 3): 2 cervicals, anterior dorsal, 6 arcs neural and 8 corps of dorsals, 1 arch neural sacral, 3 fragmentary vertebrae, 2 sacral ribs, scapula, coracoid, humerus, radius, and right ulna, pubis, 3 metatarsals, 2 phalanges and 1 ungual.

PVL-4171 and MACN-CH 933 (Specimen 4): Fragmentary mandible, 2 cervicals, anterior dorsal, 4 arcs neuraux and 3 corps of dorsals, neural sacra, pubis, fragments of ilium, right femur and right tibia of a juvenile.

PVL-4615 (Specimen 5): One dorsal centrum, one incomplete ischium of a juvenile.

 Patagosaurus fariasi (modified from BONAPARTE, 1979, 1986), composite juvenile skull.

Locality: Cerro Condor, Chubut Province, Patagonia, Argentina.

Horizon: Canadon Asfalto Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Callovian Stage, Upper Dogger Epoch, Middle Jurassic.

Material:

PVL 4076: 5 middle cervicals, premaxilla, 2 incomplete cervical vertebrae, 4 dorsals, anterior dorsal, fragmentary dorsals, fragmentary ribs, 17 middle and middle-proximal vertebrae, right incomplete pubis, right femur and right tibia.

PVL 4075: 3 dorsal vertebrae, scapula, left humerus, proximal fragment ischium, left femur.

PVL 4617: 6 incomplete caudals, 1 cervical rib, scapula, coracoid and ungual phalange.

MACN-CH 934: Maxillae, 5 fragmentary dorsals, ilium, pubis, ischium and fragments.

HOLWERDA, POL & RAUHUT, 2015

Morphotype II

MACN-CH 934: Maxilla.

PLV 4076: Premaxilla.

RAUHUT, 2003

MPEF-PV 1670: Isolated right dentary.

 

HOLWERDA, POL & RAUHUT, 2015

Locality: Cerro Condor Norte, Chubut Province, Patagonia, Argentina.

Horizon: Canadon Asfalto Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Callovian Stage, Upper Dogger Epoch, Middle Jurassic.

Material:

Morphotype I

MACN-CH 933: Dentary.