Guaibasaurus was a unknown. It lived in the Triassic period and inhabited South America. Its fossils have been found in places such as Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil).

Quick facts about Guaibasaurus:

  • Existed from Norian Age to 208.5 million years ago
  • Lived in a terrestrial habitat
  • 3 different specimens have been found by paleontologists

All the Guaibasaurus illustrations below were collected from the internet. Enjoy and explore:

Guaibasaurus was described by the following scientific paper(s):
  • J. F. Bonaparte and J. Ferigolo. 1999. A new early Late Triassic saurischian dinosaur from Rio Grande do Sol state, Brazil. In Y. Tomida, T. H. Rich, and P. Vickers-Rich (eds.), Proceedings of the Second Gondwanan Dinosaur Symposium, National Science Museum Monographs 15:89-109
  • G. Brea and J. F. Bonaparte. 2005. A new specimen of Guaibasaurus candelariensis (basal Saurischia) from the Late Triassic Caturrita Formation of southern Brazil. In A. W. A. Kellner, D. D. R. Henriques, and T. Rodrigues (eds.), II Congresso Latino-Americano de Paleontologia de Vertebrados, Boletim de Resumos. Museum Nacional/UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro
  • E.-E. Kischlat and M. C. Barbarena. 1999. Triassic Brazilian dinosaurs: new data. I Simpósio Brasileiro de Paleontologia de Vertebrados. Paleontologia em Destaque 26:56