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Dinosaur: Bajadasaurus pronuspinax
| Length*: | 11.5 m | 37.7 ft |
| Weight*: | 2.2 t | 4,850 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Late Berriasian-Valanginian
Years: 145–132.6 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Gallina et al.
Year: 2019
Distribution
Area: South America
Country: Argentina
Region: Neuquén
Formation: Bajada Colorada
Locations
Sources
Material: Nearly complete skull, axis and cervical vertebra.
References: Gallina, P. A., Apesteguía, S., Canale, J. I., & Haluza, A. (2019). A new long-spined dinosaur from Patagonia sheds light on sauropod defense system.
