Reptilia - Saurischia

Full reference: E. M. Hechenleitner, A. G. Martinelli, S. Rocher, L. E. Fiorelli, M. Juarez, J. R. A. Taborda, and J. B. Desojo. 2025. A long-necked early dinosaur from a newly discovered Upper Triassic basin in the Andes. Nature 648(8094):634–639

Parent taxon: Sauropodomorpha according to E. M. Hechenleitner et al. 2025

Sister taxa: Ahvaytum, Arcusaurus, Asylosaurus, Bagualosauria, Brontosauria, Buriolestes, Efraasia, Eoraptor, Eosauropus, Euskelosaurus, Guaibasauridae, Kholumolumo, Lavinipes, Liujianpus, Massopoda, Mbiresaurus, Melanorosauria, Nambalia, Navahopodidae, Pachysuchus, Pantydraco, Pentasauropodia, Plateosauridae, Qianlong, Saturnaliidae, Thecodontosauridae, Thecodontosaurus, Thotobolosaurus, Unaysauridae

Subtaxa: Huayracursor jaguensis

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Type: Huayracursor jaguensis

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Quebrada de Santo Domingo fauna (Triassic of Argentina)

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