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Dinosaur: Futalognkosaurus dukei
| Length*: | 24 m | 78.7 ft |
| Weight*: | 30 t | 66,139 lb |
| Speed: | 17 km/h | 11 mph |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Late Turonian-Coniacian
Years: 93.9–86.3 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Calvo et al.
Year: 2007
Distribution
Area: South America
Country: Argentina
Region: Neuquén
Formation: Portezuelo
Locations
Sources
Material: A large part of skeleton (vertebrae, ribs and other fragments), referred two smaller individuals
References: Calvo, J.O., Porfiri, J.D., González-Riga, B.J., and Kellner, A.W. (2007) "A new Cretaceous terrestrial ecosystem from Gondwana with the description of a new sauropod dinosaur".
