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Dinosaur: Malarguesaurus florenciae
| Length*: | 20.4 m | 66.9 ft |
| Weight*: | 16 t | 35,274 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Late Turonian-Coniacian
Years: 93.9–86.3 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: González-Riga et al.
Year: 2008
Distribution
Area: South America
Country: Argentina
Region: Neuquén
Formation: Portezuelo
Locations
Sources
Material: Partial skeleton, referred two distal caudal vertebrae and incomplete fibula.
References: González Riga, B. J., Previtera, E., & Pirrone, C. A. (2009). Malarguesaurus florenciae gen. et sp. nov., a new titanosauriform (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) from the Upper Cretaceous of Mendoza, Argentina.
