Reptilia - Dinosauria - Saltasauridae

Alternative combinations: Saltasaurus australis, Titanosaurus australis

Synonyms: Loricosaurus scutatus Huene 1929, Titanosaurus nanus Lydekker 1893

Full reference: R. Lydekker. 1893. Contributions to a knowledge of the fossil vertebrates of Argentina. 1. — The dinosaurs of Patagonia. Anales del Museo de La Plata. Paleontología Argentina 2:1-16

Belongs to Neuquensaurus according to M. D'Emic et al. 2011

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

• Neuquensaurus australis: MLP Ly 1-6 (= MLP 77-V-28-1), a set of postcrania. Its type locality is Sierra Roca, Río Neuquen, which is in a Santonian terrestrial sandstone in the Bajo de la Carpa Formation of Argentina.
• Loricosaurus scutatus: MLP.
• Titanosaurus nanus: MLP Ly 18/19, a set of vertebrae (2 associated anterior dorsal and cervical vertebrae). Its type locality is Sierra Roca, Río Neuquen, which is in a Santonian terrestrial sandstone in the Bajo de la Carpa Formation of Argentina.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore