Leonardo Salgado
Leonardo Salgado is an Argentine palaeontologist with a special interest in dinosaurs of the Cretaceous period and other investigations of the palaeobiology of fossil bearing geological formations. Salgado is the leading or coauthor of several taxa, notably the large carnivorous species, Giganotosaurus carolinii, discovered in Patagonia.
Below is a list of taxa that Salgado has contributed to naming:
| Year | Taxon | Authors |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Titanomachya gimenezi gen. et sp. nov. | Pérez-Moreno, Salgado, Carballido, Otero, & Pol |
| 2020 | Punatitan coughlini gen. et sp. nov. | Hechenleitner, Leuzinger, Martinelli, Rocher, Fiorelli, Taborda, & Salgado |
| 2020 | Bravasaurus arrierosorum gen. et sp. nov. | Hechenleitner, Leuzinger, Martinelli, Rocher, Fiorelli, Taborda, & Salgado |
| 2019 | Kaijutitan maui gen. et sp. nov. | Filippi, Salgado, & Garrido |
| 2017 | Isaberrysaura mollensis gen. et sp. nov. | Salgado, Canudo, Garrido, Moreno-Azanza, Martínez, Coria, & Gasca |
| 2017 | Triunfosaurus leonardii gen. et sp. nov. | Carvalho, Salgado, Lindoso, De Araújo-Júnior, Nogueira, & Soares |
| 2015 | Chilesaurus diegosuarezi gen. et sp. nov. | Novas, Salgado, Suárez, Agnolín, Ezcurra, Chimento, De la Cruz, Isasi, Vargas, & Rubilar-Rogers |
| 2013 | Katepensaurus goicoecheai gen. et sp. nov. | Ibiricu, Casal, Martínez, Lamanna, Luna, & Salgado |
| 2012 | Comahuesaurus windhauseni gen. et sp. nov. | Carballido, Salgado, Pol, Canudo, & Garrido |
| 2011 | Demandasaurus darwini gen. et sp. nov. | Fernández-Baldor, Canudo, Huerta, Montero, Superbiola, & Salgado |
| 2008 | Uberabatitan ribeiroi gen. et sp. nov. | Salgado & Carvalho |
| 2006 | Zapalasaurus bonapartei gen. et sp. nov. | Salgado, Carvalho, & Garrido |
| 2003 | Amazonsaurus maranhensis gen. et sp. nov. | Carvalho, Avilla, & Salgado |
| 1996 | Gasparinisaura cincosaltensis gen. et sp. nov. | Coria & Salgado |
| 1995 | Giganotosaurus carolinii gen. et sp. nov. | Coria & Salgado |