Saltasauridae

Saltasauridae is a family of titanosaur sauropod dinosaurs from the Late Cretaceous. Its members include Saltasaurus and other relatively small-bodied forms, some bearing bony armor.

Titanosauria: Titanosauria is a diverse clade of sauropod dinosaurs that lived from the Jurassic into the Cretaceous. Saltasauridae is nested within this broad sauropod lineage.
Saltasaurus: Saltasaurus is a small titanosaur from Late Cretaceous Argentina, known for bony osteoderms. It is the family’s namesake and one of its best-known armored members.
Osteoderm: An osteoderm is a bony plate or nodule that forms within an animal’s skin. Saltasaurus and related forms preserve these dermal bones as armor.
José Fernando Bonaparte: José Fernando Bonaparte was an Argentine paleontologist who described numerous South American dinosaurs. His work on Saltasaurus helped establish the family’s scientific identity.
Argentinosaurus: Argentinosaurus is a gigantic titanosaur sauropod known from Late Cretaceous Argentina. Its immense estimated size contrasts with the generally smaller saltasaurids.
Sauropoda: Sauropoda is the dinosaur group characterized by enormous bodies, long necks, and long tails. The family belongs to this long-necked herbivorous dinosaur group.
Neuquensaurus: Neuquensaurus is a small titanosaur dinosaur known from Late Cretaceous Argentina. Its remains document another small-bodied South American saltasaurid.
Titanosaur eggs: Titanosaur eggs are fossilized eggs attributed to members of the sauropod clade Titanosauria. Eggs and nesting sites offer evidence about saltasaurid reproduction and development.
Jaime Powell: Jaime Powell was an Argentine paleontologist who studied and described Cretaceous South American dinosaurs. He contributed to the description and study of saltasaurid fossils.
Alamosaurus: Alamosaurus is a titanosaur sauropod from Late Cretaceous North America. It offers a geographically distant titanosaur comparison outside Saltasauridae.

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