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Dinosaur: Rocasaurus muniozi
| Length*: | 7.9 m | 25.9 ft |
| Weight*: | 1.9 t | 4,189 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Late Campanian-Early Maastrichtian
Years: 83.6–66 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Salgado & Azpilicueta
Year: 2000
Distribution
Area: South America
Country: Argentina
Region: Río Negro
Formation: Allen
Locations
Sources
Material: Partial skeleton, referred caudal vertebrae.
References: Salgado, L. and C. Azpilicueta. (2000). Un nuevo saltasaurino (Sauropoda, Titanosauridae) de la provincia de Río Negro (Formacíon Allen, Cretácico Superior), Patagonia, Argentina.
