- to
about 6.6
metres (22 ft) long.
Riojasaurus is the only
known riojasaurid to live in
South America.
Riojasaurus incertus was
named by
Bonaparte (1969)...
-
genera Riojasaurus and Eucnemesaurus. The
Riojasauridae is
considered a stem taxon, and is
defined as "the most
inclusive clade containing Riojasaurus incertus...
- Córdoba, San Luis and San Juan. The Tri****ic
sauropodomorph dinosaur Riojasaurus is
named after the province.
Petroglyphs created by
early indigenous...
-
Zupaysaurus and the "prosauropods" Coloradisaurus, Lessemsaurus, and
Riojasaurus.
Magnetostratigraphic analysis suggests that the Los
Colorados Formation...
-
floresi (1979)
Rayososaurus agrioensis (1996)
Riograndia guaibensis (2001)
Riojasaurus incertus (1969)
Saltasaurus loricatus (1980)
Velocisaurus unicus (1991)...
-
exception to this
general trend is
Riojasaurus,
which had much more
specialized teeth. This
suggests that
Riojasaurus was a
relatively specialized herbivore...
- Africa.
Yates ****igned the
genus to the new
family Riojasauridae, with
Riojasaurus,
usually regarded as a melanorosaurid.
Fossil material now ****igned to...
- well-known
dinosaur M****ospondylus) and
Riojasauridae (which
includes Riojasaurus) as well as the Sauropoda. The
following is a
cladogram from an analysis...
-
Sauropodomorpha †Genus
Thecodontosaurus †Family
Plateosauridae †Genus
Riojasaurus †Family M****ospondylidae †Infraorder
Sauropoda †Family Vulcanodontidae...
- is also seen in Lufengosaurus, Adeopapposaurus, M****ospondylus, and
Riojasaurus, but not Yunnanosaurus, Jingshanosaurus, or
subsequent sauropodiforms...
