Guaibasaurus

Taxobox
name = "Guaibasaurus"
fossil_range = Late Triassic


image_width = 250px
image_caption = "Guaibasaurus" fossil skeleton.
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Sauropsida
superordo = Dinosauria
ordo = Saurischia
familia = Guaibasauridae
genus = "Guaibasaurus"
genus_authority = Bonaparte "et al.", 1999
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = "G. candelariensis" Bonaparte "et al.", 1999 (type)

"Guaibasaurus" (meaning "Guaiba lizard") was a basal Saurischian dinosaur genus which lived during the Triassic period. Its fossils were found in the geopark of Paleorrota, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Like "Herrerasaurus", this dinosaur had three full fingers and two vestigial ones on each hand. The type species, "G. candelariai", was described by Jose Bonaparte and J. Ferigolo in 1999.

External links

* [http://www.dinoruss.com/de_4/5cae864.htm "Guaibasaurus"] in the Dinosaur Encyclopedia
* [http://www.royalsul.com.br/paleo/galeria.asp Dinosaurs of Rio grande do Sul.]