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Dinosaur: Rinconsaurus caudamirus
| Length*: | 11.1 m | 36.4 ft |
| Weight*: | 3.2 t | 7,055 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Santonian
Years: 86.3–83.6 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Calvo & González-Riga
Year: 2003
Distribution
Area: South America
Country: Argentina
Region: Neuquén
Formation: Bajo de la Carpa
Locations
Sources
Material: 3 individuals (2 adult and 1 juvenile).
References: Calvo, Jorge O.; B.J.G. Riga (2003). "Rinconsaurus caudamirus gen. et sp nov., a new titanosaurid (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) from the Late Cretaceous of Patagonia, Argentina".
