Dinosaurs found in
Brazil
44 kinds of dinosaur have been found in Brazil, from 56 recorded finds. The best known are Irritator, Oxalaia and Pycnonemosaurus.
Most of the fossils come from the Santa Maria Formation, the Serra da Galga Formation, the Caturrita Formation, the Romualdo Formation and the Adamantina Formation.
Where the fossils were found
From the field
Famous dinosaurs from Brazil
Romualdo Fm. · named 1996
Irritator
6.5 mCarnivoreEarly Cretaceous
Alcântara Fm. · named 2011
Oxalaia
CarnivoreLate Cretaceous
Brazil · named 2002
Pycnonemosaurus
CarnivoreLate Cretaceous
Santa Maria Fm. · named 1970
Staurikosaurus
2 mLate Triassic
Allen Fm. · named 1987
Aeolosaurus
HerbivoreLate Cretaceous
Itapecuru Fm. · named 2026
Dasosaurus
HerbivoreEarly Cretaceous
Goio-Erê Fm. · named 2021
Berthasaura
CarnivoreCretaceous
Santa Maria Fm. · named 2016
Buriolestes
Late Triassic
All 44 dinosaurs found in Brazil
- Irritator
- Oxalaia
- Pycnonemosaurus
- Staurikosaurus
- Aeolosaurus
- Dasosaurus
- Berthasaura
- Buriolestes
- Spectrovenator
- Vespersaurus
- Gnathovorax
- Santanaraptor
- Austroposeidon
- Gondwanatitan
- Saturnalia
- Kurupi
- Unaysaurus
- Erythrovenator
- Mirischia
- Guaibasaurus
- Bagualosaurus
- Aratasaurus
- Ypupiara
- Tapuiasaurus
- Pampadromaeus
- Baurutitan
- Uberabatitan
- Ibirania
- Macrocollum
- Maxakalisaurus
- Nhandumirim
- Sacisaurus
- Brasilotitan
- Arrudatitan
- Amanasaurus
- Tietasaura
- Itapeuasaurus
- Gamatavus
- Caieiria
- Triunfosaurus
- Tiamat
- Amazonsaurus
- Angaturama
- Thanos