正模標本MUCPv-205是一個包含頭骨後部的部分骨骼,於1988年由Lieto Francisco Tessone所發現。與MUCPv-206標本(第二件破碎的骨骼)一起由何塞·波拿巴進行後續的採集。這兩件屬於成體的標本可能來自燭臺組(英语:Candeleros Formation)地層,年代可追溯至早森諾曼階。另外一個較小的標本MUCPv-153在附近發現,來自烏因庫爾組(英语:Huincul Formation)基層,年代為晚森諾曼階。[1]
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