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Pellegrinisaurus powelli

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Dinosaur: Pellegrinisaurus powelli

Cretaceous: 83.6–72.1 Ma
Type: Sauropod

Length*:15.3 m50.2 ft
Weight*:8.1 t17,857 lb
ESR: 2 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

South America

Area: South America


Period

Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Early Campanian
Years: 83.6–72.1 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Salgado
Year: 1996

Distribution

Area: South America
Country: Argentina
Region: Río Negro
Formation: Anacleto

Classification

Dinosauria
Saurischia
Eusaurischia
Sauropodomorpha
Plateosauria
Massopoda
Sauropodiformes
Anchisauria
Sauropoda
Gravisauria
Eusauropoda
Neosauropoda
Macronaria
Titanosauriformes
Somphospondyli
Titanosauria
Eutitanosauria
Lithostrotia
Saltasauridae
Opisthocoelicaudinae


Locations


Sources

Material: 4 dorsal vertebrae, 26 caudal vertebrae and incomplete femur.
References: Salgado, L. (1996). "Pellegrinisaurus powelli nov. gen. et sp. (Sauropoda, Titanosauridae) from the Upper Cretaceous of Lago Pellegrini, Northwestern Patagonia, Argentina".

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