Bravasaurus arrierosorum
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Dinosaur: Bravasaurus arrierosorum
| Length*: | 7.5 m | 24.6 ft |
| Weight*: | 1000 kg | 2,205 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Late Campanian-Maastrichtian
Years: 83.6–66 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Hechenleitner et al.
Year: 2020
Distribution
Area: South America
Country: Argentina
Region: La Rioja
Formation: Ciénaga del Río Huaco
Locations
Sources
Material: Partial skeleton (vertebrae, limb bones, ribs and other fragments) and isolated tooth, right ilium, right femur and dorsal ribs.
References: E. Martín Hechenleitner, Léa Leuzinger, Agustín G. Martinelli, Sebastián Rocher, Lucas E. Fiorelli, Jeremías R. A. Taborda & Leonardo Salgado (2020). Two Late Cretaceous sauropods reveal titanosaurian dispersal across South America.
