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Aeolosaurus rionegrinus

Dinosaur: Aeolosaurus rionegrinus

Cretaceous: 83.6–66 Ma
Type: Sauropod

Length*:18.1 m59.4 ft
Weight*:14.7 tons32,408 lb
ESR: 3 / 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: Powell
Year: 1987

Distribution

Area: South America
Country: Argentina
Region: Río Negro
Formation: Angostura Colorada

Classification

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


Sources

Material: Seven caudal vertebrae, limb bones and other fragments.
References: Powell, Jaime Eduardo (1987). "The Late Cretaceous fauna of Los Alamitos, Patagonia, Argentina. Part VI. The titanosaurids".

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