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Dinosaur: Mendozasaurus neguyelap
| Length*: | 24.7 m | 81.0 ft |
| Weight*: | 28 t | 61,729 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Coniacian
Years: 89.8–86.3 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: González-Riga
Year: 2003
Distribution
Area: South America
Country: Argentina
Region: Neuquén
Formation: Sierra Barrosa
Locations
Sources
Material: At least four individuals.
References: Gonzalez Riga, B.J.; Mannion, P.D.; Poropat, S.F.; Ortiz David, L.; Coria, J.P. (2018). "Osteology of the Late Cretaceous Argentinean sauropod dinosaur Mendozasaurus neguyelap: implications for basal titanosaur relationships".
