La Invernada (Bajo de la Carpa): Santonian, Argentina
collected by MAU 2013–2016

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Reptilia - Testudines - Chelidae
Chelidae indet. Gray 1825
Filippi et al. 2014 1 individual
complete carapace
Reptilia
Megaraptora indet. Benson et al. 2010
Méndez et al. 2015 1 specimen
MAU-Pv-LI-548, vertebrae
Reptilia - Abelisauridae
Abelisauridae indet. Bonaparte and Novas 1985
Méndez et al. 2015 3 specimens
MAU-Pv-LI-547 (pelvis), 549, 550 (dorsal vertebrae)
Brachyrostra indet. Canale et al. 2008
Méndez et al. 2022 1 specimen
MAU-Pv-LI-665, mid cervical vertebra, two anterior dorsal vertebrae, and cervical and dorsal ribs.
Furileusauria indet. Filippi et al. 2016
Filippi et al. 2016 1 individual
MAU-Pv-LI-582, neurocranium, squamosals, postorbitals
Abelisauridae indet. Bonaparte and Novas 1985
Filippi et al. 2014 1 individual
MAU-Pv-LI-581 - holotype
    = Llukalkan aliocranianus n. gen., n. sp. Gianechini et al. 2021
Gianechini et al. 2021
Viavenator exxoni n. gen., n. sp. Filippi et al. 2016
Filippi et al. 2016 1 individual
MAU-Pv-LI-530
Carnotaurinae indet. Sereno 1998
1 individual
MUCPv-1125, pelvis
Reptilia
Titanosauria indet. Bonaparte and Coria 1993
Filippi et al. 2014 2 individuals
at least 2 specimens (1 juvenile) of titanosaurian sauropods, represented by cervical, dorsal, and caudal vertebrae, an incomplete sacrum articulated to the R ilium and a portion of L, a juvenile R ilium, R pubis & ischium, articulated L scapula and humerus, distal end of L ulna, 3 L metacarpals (one incomplete), and dorsal ribs; R femur (MAU-Pv-LI-599)
Inawentu oslatus n. gen., n. sp. Filippi et al. 2024
Filippi et al. 2024 1 individual
MAU-Pv-LI-595, almost complete skull, axial sequence from the atlas to the last sacral element, and both ilia
see common names

Geography
Country:Argentina State/province:Neuquén
Coordinates: 37.6° South, 69.3° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:42.1° South, 50.2° West
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Late/Upper Cretaceous
Stage:Santonian 10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 6
Key time interval:Santonian
Age range of interval:86.30000 - 83.60000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Neuquén Formation:Bajo de la Carpa
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: not reported
Environment:fluvial indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Preservation of anatomical detail:good
Fragmentation:frequent
Temporal resolution:snapshot
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:selective quarrying,surface (in situ),mechanical,field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collectors:MAU Collection dates:2013–2016
Metadata
Database number:176562
Authorizer:M. Carrano, P. Mannion, E. Vlachos Enterer:M. Carrano, F. Aspromonte, P. Mannion
Modifier:M. Carrano Research group:vertebrate
Created:2016-02-17 17:19:42 Last modified:2023-10-12 13:40:02
Access level:the public Released:2016-02-17 17:19:42
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

58166. J. D. Porfiri and J. O. Calvo. 2006. A new record of Carnotaurinae (Theropoda: Abelisauridae) from the Upper Cretaceous of Neuquén, Patagonia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 26(3, suppl.):111A-112A [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]

Secondary references:

76412 P. Cruzado-Caballero, A. H. Méndez, L. S. Filippi, R. D. Juárez Valieri, and A. C. Garrido. 2016. Palaeobiodiversity of the Bajo de la Carpa Formation (Santonian, Upper Cretaceous) in the Cerro Overo‐La Invernada area, northern Patagonia, Argentina. In F. Torcida Fernández‐Baldor, J. I. Canudo, P. Huerta, & X. Pereda (eds.), VII Jornadas Internacionales sobre Paleontología de Dinosaurios y su Entorno, Libro de Resúmenes 53-55 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano]
76337 L. S. Filippi, F. A. Gianechini, A. H. Méndez, R. D. Juárez Valieri, and A. C. Garrido. 2016. Nuevos cráneos de Furileusauria (Abelisauridae, Brachyrostra) provenientes de La Invernada (Formación Bajo de la Carpa (Cretácico Superior, Santoniano), Neuquén, Argentina [New crania of Furileusauria (Abelisauridae, Brachyrostra) from La Invernada (Bajo de la Carpa Formation (Upper Cretaceous, Santonian), Neuquén, Argentina]. XXX Jornadas Argentinas de Paleontología de Vertebrados. Resúmenes. Ameghiniana 53(6 (suppl.)):61-62 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano]
65417 L. S. Filippi, R. D. Juarez Valieri, and C. A. Garrido. 2014. A new vertebrate assemblage from the Bajo de la Carpa Formation (Upper Cretaceous, Neuquén Group), Neuquén Basin, Argentina. XXVIII Jornadas Argentina de Paleontología de Vertebrados. Resúmenes. Ameghiniana 51(6 (suppl.)):9 [M. O'Leary/M. O'Leary/M. Carrano]
76280 L. S. Filippi, J. D. Juarez Valieri, and C. A. Garrido. 2014. A new derived abelisaurid taxon from the Bajo de la Carpa Formation, Late Cretaceous of the Neuquén Basin, Argentina. XXVIII Jornadas Argentina de Paleontología de Vertebrados. Resúmenes. Ameghiniana 51(6 (suppl.)):9 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano]
86355 L. S. Filippi, R. D. Juárez Valieri, P. A. Gallina, A. H. Méndez, F. A. Gianechini and A. C. Garrido. 2024. A rebbachisaurid-mimicking titanosaur and evidence of a Late Cretaceous faunal disturbance event in South-West Gondwana. Cretaceous Research 154:105754 [E. Vlachos/F. Aspromonte/P. Mannion]
58165 L. S. Filippi, A. H. Méndez, R. D. Juárez Valieri and A. C. Garrido. 2016. A new brachyrostran with hypertrophied axial structures reveals an unexpected radiation of latest Cretaceous abelisaurids. Cretaceous Research 60:209-219 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]
76341 C. H. Fuentes. 2016. Prospección y extracción de vertebrados fósiles en el área la Invernada-Cerro Overo [Prospecting and extraction of vertebrate fossils in the Invernada-Cerro Overo area]. XXX Jornadas Argentinas de Paleontología de Vertebrados. Resúmenes. Ameghiniana 53(6 (suppl.)):85 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano]
83611 F. A. Gianechini, L. S. Filippi, A. H. Méndez and A. C. Garrido. 2022. A non-furileusaurian caudal vertebra from the Bajo de la Carpa Formation (Upper Cretaceous, Santonian) and morphological variation in the tail of Abelisauridae. Publicación Electrónica de la Asociación Paleontológica Argentina 22(2):58-70 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]
76233 F. A. Gianechini, A. H. Méndez, L. S. Filippi, A. Paulina-Carabajal, R. D. Juárez-Valieri and A. C. Garrido. 2021. A new furileusaurian abelisaurid from La Invernada (Upper Cretaceous, Santonian, Bajo De La Carpa Formation), northern Patagonia, Argentina. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology e1877151:1-28 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion/M. Carrano]
86061 R. González, I. A. Cerda, L. S. Filippi and L. Salgado. 2020. Early growth dynamics of titanosaur sauropods inferred from bone histology. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 537:109404 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]
34688ETE R. D. Juárez Valieri, J. D. Porfiri, and J. O. Calvo. 2011. New Information on Ekrixinatosaurus novasi Calvo et al 2004, a giant and massively-constructed abelisauroid from the “middle Cretaceous” of Patagonia. In J. O. Calvo, J. D. Porfiri, B. J. González Riga, D. Dos Santos (eds.), Dinosaurios y Paleontología desde América Latina. Anales del III Congreso Latinoamericano de Paleontología. Editorial de la Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Neuquén 161-169 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]
79474 A. H. Méndez, F. A. Gianechini, A. Paulina-Carabajal, L. S. Filippi, R. D. Juárez-Valieri, I. A. Cerda, and A. C. Garrido. 2022. New furileusaurian remains from La Invernada (northern Patagonia, Argentina): a site of unusual abelisaurids abundance. Cretaceous Research 129:104989:1-20 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]
76303 J. H. Méndez, L. S. Filippi, and A. C. Garrido. 2015. Nuevos hallazgos de dinosaurios terópodos provenientes del sitio La Invernada (Formación Bajo de la Carpa), Rincón de los Sauces, Neuquén [New discoveries of theropod dinosaurs from the La Invernada site (Bajo de la Carpa Formation), Rincón de los Sauces, Neuquén]. XXIX Jornadas Argentinas de Paleontología de Vertebrados. Resúmenes. Ameghiniana 52(4 (suppl.)):28-29 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano]