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Aeolosaurus colhuehuapensis

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Dinosaur: Aeolosaurus colhuehuapensis

Cretaceous: 83.6–66 Ma
Type: Sauropod

Length*:17.5 m57.4 ft
Weight*:13.3 t29,321 lb
ESR: 2 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

South America

Area: South America


Period

Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Campanian-Maastrichtian
Years: 83.6–66 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Casal et al.
Year: 2007

Distribution

Area: South America
Country: Argentina
Region: Chubut
Formation: Lago Colhué Huapí

Classification

Dinosauria
Saurischia
Eusaurischia
Sauropodomorpha
Plateosauria
Massopoda
Sauropodiformes
Anchisauria
Sauropoda
Gravisauria
Eusauropoda
Neosauropoda
Macronaria
Titanosauriformes
Somphospondyli
Titanosauria
Eutitanosauria
Lithostrotia
Colossosauria
Rinconsauria
Aeolosaurini


Locations


Sources

Material: Twenty-one caudal vertebrae.
References: Casal, G.; Martínez, R. D.; Luna, M.; Sciutto, J. C.; Lamanna, M. (2007). "Aeolosaurus colhuehuapensis sp. nov. (Sauropoda, Titanosauria) de la Formación Bajo Barreal, Cretácico Superior de Argentina".

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