Genus: Puertasaurus NOVAS, SALGADO, CALVO & AGNOLIN, 2005
Etymology:
In honor of Pablo Puerta, remarkable fossil-hunter who helped discovered and
prepared the specimen, and Greek, sauros, "lizard."
Species: reuili NOVAS, SALGADO, CALVO & AGNOLIN, 2005
Etymology:
In honor of Santiago Reuil, remarkable fossil-hunter who helped discovered
and prepared the specimen.
Holotype: MPM 10002
Locality: Cerro Los Hornos, La Leona, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina.
Horizon: Pari Aike Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.
Material: Most of a cervical vertebra, a complete dorsal 2, and centra of 2 caudal vertebrae.