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Guaibasaurus

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Guaibasaurus
Conservation status: Fossil
Fossil range: Triassic
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sauropsida
Superorder: Dinosauria
Order: Saurischia
Family: Guaibasauridae
Genus: Guaibasaurus
Species: G. candelariensis
Binomial name
Guaibasaurus candelariensis
Bonaparte et al, 1998

Guaibasaurus (meaning "Guaiba Lizard") was a basal Saurischian dinosaur which lived during the Triassic. Its fossils were found in state of 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 1998.

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