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Dinosaur: Barrosasaurus casamiquelai
| Length*: | 18 m | 59.1 ft |
| Weight*: | 13.5 t | 29,762 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Early Campanian
Years: 83.6–72.1 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Salgado & Coria
Year: 2009
Distribution
Area: South America
Country: Argentina
Region: Neuquén
Formation: Anacleto
Locations
Sources
Material: Three dorsal vertebrae.
References: Salgado, Leonardo; Coria, Rodolfo A. (2009). "Barrosasaurus casamiquelai gen. et sp. nov., a new titanosaur (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) from the Anacleto Formation (Late Cretaceous: early Campanian) of Sierra Barrosa (Neuquén, Argentina).
