Argentinosaurus huinculensis

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Argentinosaurus huinculensis was a gigantic titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur from Late Cretaceous Argentina, regarded as one of the largest land animals known to have ever existed.

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Argentinosaurus 4
Argentinosaurus huinculensis canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dinosaur
fossil taxon
sauropod
titanosaur
titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur
bodyPlan long-necked
long-tailed
clade Dinosauria
Neosauropoda
Saurischia
Sauropoda
Titanosauria
class Reptilia
coexistedWith Mapusaurus roseae
other titanosaurs of the Huincul Formation
continent Gondwana
countryOfDiscovery Argentina
describedBy José Fernando Bonaparte
surface form: José F. Bonaparte

Rodolfo A. Coria
diet herbivorous
discoveredAt Plaza Huincul
estimatedLength 30–40 metres
estimatedMass 50–100 metric tons
extinctionStatus extinct
family Saltasauridae
surface form: Titanosauridae
formation Huincul Formation
fossilMaterial fibula
ribs
sacrum
vertebrae
fossilTypeLocality Plaza Huincul
surface form: Huincul Formation near Plaza Huincul
genus Argentinosaurus huinculensis self-linksurface differs
surface form: Argentinosaurus
geologicalAge Cenomanian
geologicalPeriod Late Cretaceous
holotypeRepository Museo Carmen Funes
kingdom Animalia
livedIn Argentina
Neuquén Province
South America
locomotion quadrupedal
namedAfter Argentina
notableFor being one of the largest known land animals
paleoenvironment semi-arid floodplain
phylum Chordata
reproduction oviparous
specificEpithetHonours the town of Plaza Huincul
taxonRank species
temporalRange Cenomanian
yearDescribed 1993

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Patagotitan mayorum comparedWith Argentinosaurus huinculensis
Titanosauria notableMemberTaxon Argentinosaurus huinculensis
this entity surface form: Argentinosaurus
Argentinosaurus huinculensis genus Argentinosaurus huinculensis self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Argentinosaurus
Macronaria containsRepresentativeGenus Argentinosaurus huinculensis
this entity surface form: Argentinosaurus
Sauropoda includesTaxon Argentinosaurus huinculensis
this entity surface form: Argentinosaurus