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Andesauroidea
Nominal Author
Calvo and Bonaparte 1991
2nd Nominal Author
Salgado 2003
Taxon Status INACTIVE
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Potential Synonomy
Andesauridae, Andesaurinae

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Critique
Salagado (2003:20)  proposed a newfamily group taxon based on Andesaurus delgadoi, which joins the previously named Andesauridae and Andesaurinae.  Although clearly a basal titanosaurian, Andesaurus delgadoi isknown so far only from a fragmentary skeleton.  Its relationship to other poorly known forms, such as Argentinosaurus, has not been supported by cladistic data.   For this last reason, Andesauroidea (like Andesauridae and Andesaurinae) is regarded as inactive for the time being.
 

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All titanosaurs closer to Andesaurus than to Saltasaurus.
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