Cerapoda Dinosauria Elasmaria Genasauria Late Cretaceous Neornithischia Ornithischia Ornithopoda South America

Talenkauen santacrucensis

Dinosaur: Talenkauen santacrucensis

Cretaceous: 83.6–66 Ma

Type: Ornithopod

*Length:**	4.8 m	15.7 ft
*Weight:**	180 kg	397 lb

ESR: 3.5 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Area: South America

Period

Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Campanian-Maastrichtian
Years: 83.6–66 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Novas, Cambiaso & Ambrosio
Year: 2004

Distribution

Area: South America
Country: Argentina
Region: Santa Cruz
Formation: Cerro Fortaleza

Classification

Dinosauria
Ornithischia
Genasauria
Neornithischia
Cerapoda
Ornithopoda
Elasmaria

Sources

Material: Large part of skeleton with incomplete skull.
References: Rozadilla, S., Agnolín, F. L., & Novas, F. E. (2019). Osteology of the Patagonian ornithopod Talenkauen santacrucensis (Dinosauria, Ornithischia).

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