NW ARGENTINA

LA RIOJA PROVINCE

QUEBRADA DEL VIENTO

UPPER LEVELS OF THE LOS COLORADOS FORMATION

NORIAN-RHAETIAN STAGE

UPPERMOST LATE TRIASSIC EPOCH

LATE TRIASSIC

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1904

SUPERLEGION: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985

LEGION: ARCHOSAUROMORPHA HUENE, 1946

SUBLEGION: DINOSAUROMORPHA BENTON & NORMAN IN BENTON, 1985

INFRALEGION: DINOSAURIFORMES NOVAS, 1992

SUPERCOHORT: DINOSAURIA OWEN, 1842

COHORT: ORNITHISCHIFORMES COOPER, 1985

SUPERORDER: SAUROPODOMORPHA HUENE, 1932

INCERTAE SEDIS

Gen. sp indet.

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ARGENTINA

LA RIOJA PROVINCE

ISCHIGUALASTO BASIN

LOS COLORADOS FORMATION

UPPER NORIAN STAGE

UPPER LATE TRIASSIC EPOCH

LATE TRIASSIC

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1904

SUPERLEGION: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985

LEGION: ARCHOSAUROMORPHA HUENE, 1946

SUPERCOHORT: CRUROTARSI SERENO & ARCUCCI, 1990

COHORT: CROCODYLOTARSI BENTON & CLARK, 1988

MAGNORDER: SUCHIA KREBS, 1974

SUPERORDER: CROCODYLOMORPHA WALKER, 1968

ORDER: INCERTAE SEDIS

SUBORDER: SPHENOSUCHIA BONAPARTE, 1971

Family: SPHENOSUCHIDAE Huene, 1922

Genus: Nova

GRANDORDER: CROCODILIFORMES HAY, 1930

ORDER: PROTOSUCHIA emend MOOK, 1934

Superfamily: PROTOSUCHOIDEA Brown, 1933 (sensu Deraniyagala, 1939)

Family: PROTOSUCHIDAE Brown, 1933

Genus: Nova

SUBLEGION: DINOSAUROMORPHA BENTON & NORMAN IN BENTON, 1985

INFRALEGION: DINOSAURIFORMES NOVAS, 1992

SUPERCOHORT: DINOSAURIA OWEN, 1842

COHORT: ORNITHISCHIFORMES COOPER, 1985

SUPERORDER: SAUROPODOMORPHA HUENE, 1932

ORDER: PROSAUROPODA HUENE, 1920 (emend)

SUBORDER: PLATEOSAURIA TORNIER, 1913

Family: PLATEOSAURIDAE Marsh, 1895

Genus: Nova

SUBCLASS: SYNAPSIDA OSBORN, 1903

SUPERORDER: THERASPIDA BROOM, 1905

GRANDORDER: EUTHERAPSIDA

MICRORDER: NEOTHERAPSIDA

ORDER: THERIODONTIA OWEN, 1881

EUTHERIODONTIA

SUBORDER: CYNODONTIA OWEN, 1860

Incertae sedis

Gen. sp indet.

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ARGENTINA

LA RIOJA PROVINCE

LOS COLORADOS FORMATION

UPPER NORIAN STAGE

UPPER LATE TRIASSIC EPOCH

LATE TRIASSIC

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1904

SUPERLEGION: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985

LEGION: ARCHOSAUROMORPHA HUENE, 1946

SUBLEGION: DINOSAUROMORPHA BENTON & NORMAN IN BENTON, 1985

INFRALEGION: DINOSAURIFORMES NOVAS, 1992

SUPERCOHORT: DINOSAURIA OWEN, 1842

COHORT: ORNITHISCHIFORMES COOPER, 1985

SUPERORDER: SAUROPODOMORPHA HUENE, 1932

GRANDORDER: BRONTOSAURIA OLSHEVSKY, 1991 (emend)

MICRORDER: SAUROPODA MARSH, 1878

Family: MELANOROSAURIDAE Huene, 1929

*Riojasaurus incertus

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ARGENTINA

LA RIOJA PROVINCE

BETWEEN QUEBRADA DE LOS JACHALEROS AND LA ESQUINA

LOS COLORADOS FORMATION

NORIAN

LATE TRIASSIC EPOCH

LATE TRIASSIC

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: CHELONOMORPHA KUHN, 1960

SUPERCOHORT: TESTUDINES LINNAEUS, 1758

ORDER: RHAPTOCHELYDIA GAFFNEY & KITCHING, 1994

Family: AUSTRALOCHELYDIDAE Gaffney & Kitching, 1994

*Palaeochersis talampayensis

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ARGENTINA

LA RIOJA PROVINCE

QUEBRADA DE LOS JACHALEROS

LOWER LOS COLORADOS FORMATION

NORIAN STAGE

UPPER LATE TRIASSIC EPOCH

LATE TRIASSIC

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: SYNAPSIDA OSBORN, 1903

SUPERORDER: THERASPID BROOM, 1905

GRANDORDER: EUTHERAPSIDA

MICRORDER: NEOTHERAPSIDA

ORDER: ANOMODONTIA WATSON & ROMER, 1956

SUBORDER: DICYNODONTIA OWEN, 1860

Superfamily: PRISTERODONTIA Cluver & King, 1983

Family: KANNEMEYERIDAE Huene, 1948

Subfamily: STAHLECKERIINAE Huene, 1935

Tribe: STAHLECKERINI Huene, 1935 (sensu Lehman, 1961 non sensu Keyeser & Cruckshank, 1979)

*Jachaleria colorata

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ARGENTINA

LA RIOJA PROVINCE

UPPER BEDS

LOS COLORADOS FORMATION

NORIAN STAGE

UPPER LATE TRIASSIC EPOCH

LATE TRIASSIC

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: SYNAPSIDA OSBORN, 1903

SUPERORDER: THERASPIDA BROOM, 1905

GRANDORDER: EUTHERAPSIDA

MICRORDER: NEOTHERAPSIDA

ORDER: THERIODONTIA OWEN, 1881

EUTHERIODONTIA

SUBORDER: CYNODONTIA OWEN, 1860

EPICYNODONTIA HOPSON & KITCHING, 2001

INFRAORDER: EUCYNODONTIA

Superfamily: TRITYLODONTIA Cope, 1884 (sensu Kuhne, 1943)

Family: TRITYLODONTIDAE Cope, 1884

Incertae sedis

Gen. sp indet.

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ARGENTINA

LA RIOJA PROVINCE

INDEPENDENCA DEPARTMENT

PARAJE LA ESQUINA

LOS COLORAODS FORMATION

UPPER NORIAN STAGE

UPPER LATE TRIASSIC EPOCH

LATE TRIASSIC

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1904

SUPERLEGION: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985

LEGION: ARCHOSAUROMORPHA HUENE, 1946

SUBLEGION: DINOSAUROMORPHA BENTON & NORMAN IN BENTON, 1985

INFRALEGION: DINOSAURIFORMES NOVAS, 1992

SUPERCOHORT: DINOSAURIA OWEN, 1842

COHORT: ORNITHISCHIFORMES COOPER, 1985

SUPERORDER: SAUROPODOMORPHA HUENE, 1932

ORDER: PROSAUROPODA HUENE, 1920 (emend)

SUBORDER: PLATEOSAURIA TORNIER, 1913

Family: PLATEOSAURIDAE Marsh, 1895

*Coloradisaurus brevis
= Coloradia brevis

GRANDORDER: BRONTOSAURIA OLSHEVSKY, 1991 (emend)

MICRORDER: SAUROPODA MARSH, 1878

Family: MELANOROSAURIDAE Huene, 1929

*Lessemsaurus sauropoides


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ARGENTINA

LA RIOJA PROVINCE

ISCHIGUALSTO-VILLA UNION

LOS COLORADOS FORMATION

UPPER NORIAN STAGE

UPPER LATE TRIASSIC EPOCH

LATE TRIASSIC

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1904

SUPERLEGION: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985

LEGION: ARCHOSAUROMORPHA HUENE, 1946

SUPERCOHORT: CRUROTARSI SERENO & ARCUCCI, 1990

COHORT: CROCODYLOTARSI BENTON & CLARK, 1988

MAGNORDER: SUCHIA KREBS, 1974

SUPERORDER: PSEUDOSUCHIA ZITTEL 1887-1890

GRANDORDER: RAUISUCHIFORMES PARRISH, 1993

ORDER: RAUISUCHIA Bonaparte, 1984

SUBORDER: RAUISUCHIA BONAPARTE, 1982

Family: TERATOSAURIDAE Cope 1871

Subfamily: TERATOSAURINAE Cope 1871

Tribe: TERATOSAURINI Cope, 1871 (sensu Sennikov, 1995) (emend) from Tribe RAUISUCHINI Huene, 1942

*Fasolasuchus tenax
= Fasolasuchus tenax

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ARGENTINA

LA RIOJA PROVINCE

EPTO GRAL LAVELLE

QUEBRADA DE LOS JACHALEROS

LOS COLORADOS FORMATION

UPPER NORIAN STAGE

UPPER LATE TRIASSIC EPOCH

LATE TRIASSIC

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1904

SUPERLEGION: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985

LEGION: ARCHOSAUROMORPHA HUENE, 1946

SUPERCOHORT: CRUROTARSI SERENO & ARCUCCI, 1990

SUPERORDER: ORNITHOSUCHIMORPHA NOVA

ORDER: ORNITHOSUCHIA BONAPARTE 1971

Family: ORNITHOSUCHIDAE Huene, 1908

*Riojasuchus tenuisceps

COHORT: CROCODYLOTARSI BENTON & CLARK, 1988

MAGNORDER: SUCHIA KREBS, 1974

SUPERORDER: CROCODYLOMORPHA WALKER, 1968

GRANDORDER: CROCODILIFORMES HAY, 1930

ORDER: PROTOSUCHIA emend MOOK, 1934

Superfamily: PROTOSUCHOIDEA Brown, 1933 (sensu Deraniyagala, 1939)

Family HEMIPROTOSUCHIDAE Crush, 1984

*Hemiprotosuchus leali

SUBLEGION: DINOSAUROMORPHA BENTON & NORMAN IN BENTON, 1985

INFRALEGION: DINOSAURIFORMES NOVAS, 1992

SUPERCOHORT: DINOSAURIA OWEN, 1842

COHORT: THEROPODA EMEND MARSH, 1881

AVEPODA PAUL, 2002

SUPERORDER: NEOTHEROPODA BAKKER, 1986

GRANDORDER: CERATOSAURIA NOVAS, 1992

ORDER: COELOPHYSIA NOVA

SUBORDER: COELOPHYSOIDEA (NOPCSA, 1928) HOLTZ, 1994

Superfamily: PODOKESAUROIDEA Madsen & Welles, 2000

Family: PODOKEOSAURIDAE Huene, 1914

Subfamily: COELOPHYSINAE Nopcsa, 1928

*Zupaysaurus rougieri

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ARGENTINA

LA RIOJA PROVINCE

LOS COLORADOS FORMATION

UPPER NORIAN STAGE

UPPER LATE TRIASSIC EPOCH

LATE TRIASSIC

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1904

SUPERLEGION: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985

LEGION: ARCHOSAUROMORPHA HUENE, 1946

SUPERCOHORT: CRUROTARSI SERENO & ARCUCCI, 1990

COHORT: CROCODYLOTARSI BENTON & CLARK, 1988

MAGNORDER: SUCHIA KREBS, 1974

SUPERORDER: CROCODYLOMORPHA WALKER, 1968

ORDER: INCERTAE SEDIS

SUBORDER: SPHENOSUCHIA BONAPARTE, 1971

Family: SPHENOSUCHIDAE Huene, 1922

*Pseudhesperosuchus jachaleri

SUBLEGION: DINOSAUROMORPHA BENTON & NORMAN IN BENTON, 1985

INFRALEGION: DINOSAURIFORMES NOVAS, 1992

SUPERCOHORT: DINOSAURIA OWEN, 1842

COHORT: ORNITHISCHIFORMES COOPER, 1985

SUPERORDER: SAUROPODOMORPHA HUENE, 1932

GRANDORDER: BRONTOSAURIA OLSHEVSKY, 1991 (emend)

MICRORDER: SAUROPODA MARSH, 1878

Family: MELANOROSAURIDAE Huene, 1929

Riojasaurus incertus
= *Strenusaurus procerus


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ARGENTINA

LA RIOJA PROVINCE

LAVALLE DEPARTMENT

CERRO RAJADO

LOS COLORAODS FORMATION

UPPER NORIAN STAGE

UPPER LATE TRIASSIC EPOCH

LATE TRIASSIC

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: SYNAPSIDA OSBORN, 1903

SUPERORDER: THERASPIDA BROOM, 1905

GRANDORDER: EUTHERAPSIDA

MICRORDER: NEOTHERAPSIDA

ORDER: THERIODONTIA OWEN, 1881

EUTHERIODONTIA

SUBORDER: CYNODONTIA OWEN, 1860

EPICYNODONTIA HOPSON & KITCHING, 2001

INFRAORDER: EUCYNODONTIA

MAMMALIAMORPHA ROWE, 1988

Superfamily: CHINQUODONTOIDEA Huene, 1936

Family: TRITHELEDONTIDAE Broom, 1912

*Chaliminia musteloides

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ARGENTINA

LA RIOJA PROVINCE

PROVINCIAL ROUTE 26

KM 126

CABECERA DEL RIO MANERO

UPPER PART OF THE LOS COLORADOS FORMATION.

NORIAN STAGE

UPPER LATE TRIASSIC EPOCH

LATE TRIASSIC

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1904

SUPERLEGION: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985

LEGION: ARCHOSAUROMORPHA HUENE, 1946

SUPERCOHORT: CRUROTARSI SERENO & ARCUCCI, 1990

COHORT: CROCODYLOTARSI BENTON & CLARK, 1988

MAGNORDER: SUCHIA KREBS, 1974

SUPERORDER: PSEUDOSUCHIA ZITTEL 1887-1890

GRANDORDER: RAUISUCHIFORMES PARRISH, 1993

ORDER: AETOSAURIA NICHOLSON & LYDEKKER, 1889

Family: STAGONOLEPIDIDAE Lydekker, 1887

Subfamily: DESMATOSUCHINAE Huene, 1942

*Neoaetosauroides engaeus

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ARGENTINA

LA RIOJA PROVINCE

PROVINCIAL ROUTE 26

KM 140

CABECERA DEL RIO MANERO

UPPER PART OF THE LOS COLORADOS FORMATION.

NORIAN STAGE

UPPER LATE TRIASSIC EPOCH

LATE TRIASSIC

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1904

SUPERLEGION: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985

LEGION: ARCHOSAUROMORPHA HUENE, 1946

SUPERCOHORT: CRUROTARSI SERENO & ARCUCCI, 1990

COHORT: CROCODYLOTARSI BENTON & CLARK, 1988

MAGNORDER: SUCHIA KREBS, 1974

SUPERORDER: PSEUDOSUCHIA ZITTEL 1887-1890

GRANDORDER: RAUISUCHIFORMES PARRISH, 1993

ORDER: AETOSAURIA NICHOLSON & LYDEKKER, 1889

Family: STAGONOLEPIDIDAE Lydekker, 1887

Subfamily: DESMATOSUCHINAE Huene, 1942

Neoaetosauroides engaeus

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ARGENTINA

LA RIOJA PROVINCE

PROVINCIAL ROUTE 26

KM 142

CABECERA DEL RIO MANERO

UPPER PART OF THE LOS COLORADOS FORMATION.

NORIAN STAGE

UPPER LATE TRIASSIC EPOCH

LATE TRIASSIC

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1904

SUPERLEGION: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985

LEGION: ARCHOSAUROMORPHA HUENE, 1946

SUPERCOHORT: CRUROTARSI SERENO & ARCUCCI, 1990

COHORT: CROCODYLOTARSI BENTON & CLARK, 1988

MAGNORDER: SUCHIA KREBS, 1974

SUPERORDER: PSEUDOSUCHIA ZITTEL 1887-1890

GRANDORDER: RAUISUCHIFORMES PARRISH, 1993

ORDER: AETOSAURIA NICHOLSON & LYDEKKER, 1889

Family: STAGONOLEPIDIDAE Lydekker, 1887

Subfamily: DESMATOSUCHINAE Huene, 1942

Neoaetosauroides engaeus

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ARGENTINA

LA RIOJA PROVINCE

QUEBRADA DE LOS JACHALEROS

UPPER PART OF THE LOS COLORADOS FORMATION.

NORIAN STAGE

UPPER LATE TRIASSIC EPOCH

LATE TRIASSIC

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1904

SUPERLEGION: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985

LEGION: ARCHOSAUROMORPHA HUENE, 1946

SUPERCOHORT: CRUROTARSI SERENO & ARCUCCI, 1990

COHORT: CROCODYLOTARSI BENTON & CLARK, 1988

MAGNORDER: SUCHIA KREBS, 1974

SUPERORDER: PSEUDOSUCHIA ZITTEL 1887-1890

GRANDORDER: RAUISUCHIFORMES PARRISH, 1993

ORDER: AETOSAURIA NICHOLSON & LYDEKKER, 1889

Family: STAGONOLEPIDIDAE Lydekker, 1887

Subfamily: DESMATOSUCHINAE Huene, 1942

Neoaetosauroides engaeus

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