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Overosaurus paradasorum
Dinosaur: Overosaurus paradasorum
Cretaceous: 86.3–83.6 Ma
| Length*: | 8.5 m | 27.9 ft |
| Weight*: | 1.8 tons | 3,968 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Santonian
Years: 86.3–83.6 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Coria et al.
Year: 2013
Distribution
Area: South America
Country: Argentina
Region: Neuquén
Formation: Bajo de la Carpa
Sources
Material: 40 vertebrae (4 cervical, 10 dorsal, 6 sacral and 20 caudal) cervical and dorsal ribs, right ilium and fragments of the left ilium.
References: Coria, R. A.; Filippi, L. S.; Chiappe, L. M.; García, R.; Arcucci, A. B. (2013). "Overosaurus paradasorum gen. et sp. nov. , a new sauropod dinosaur (Titanosauria: Lithostrotia) from the Late Cretaceous of Neuquén, Patagonia, Argentina".
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