Vitosaura colozacani Vitosaura

"Etymology TBD"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Vitosaura 5 m (16.4 ft) long
3 people holding hands
Length
5 m (16.4 ft)
Period
Late Cretaceous (100–66 Mya)
Place
Argentina
Food
Carnivore
Clade
Abelisauridae

Vitosaura is an extinct genus of abelisaurid theropod dinosaurs known from the Late Cretaceous Los Llanos Formation of Argentina. The genus contains a single species, Vitosaura colozacani, known from a partial skeleton. Alongside Guemesia and the noasaurid Noasaurus, Vitosaura is one of the only Argentinian ceratosaurians found outside of Patagonia.

What we know

  • Named by Jiménez Velandia et al., 2025.
  • Fossils found in Argentina.