Dinosaur: Saltasaurus loricatus
Length*: | 8.9 m | 29.2 ft |
Weight*: | 2.9 tons | 6,393 lb |
ESR: 3.5 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Maastrichtian
Details
Status: valid
Autor: Bonaparte & Powell
Year: 1980
Area: South America
Country: Argentina
Region: Salta
Formation: Lecho
Other
Material: At least 6 individuals and eggs.
References: J. E. Powell, (1992), "Osteologia de Saltasaurus loricatus (Sauropoda - Titanosauridae) del Cretácico Superior del noroeste Argentino".
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