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Dinosaur: Sarmientosaurus musacchioi
| Length*: | 9.7 m | 31.8 ft |
| Weight*: | 2 t | 4,409 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Cenomanian
Years: 100.5–93.9 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Martínez et al.
Year: 2016
Distribution
Area: South America
Country: Argentina
Region: Chubut
Formation: Bajo Barreal
Locations
Sources
Material: Skull, cervical vertebrae and cervical ribs.
References: Rubén D. F. Martínez et al. (2016). "A Basal Lithostrotian Titanosaur (Dinosauria: Sauropoda) with a Complete Skull: Implications for the Evolution and Paleobiology of Titanosauria".
