Aeolosaurus colhuehuapensis
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Dinosaur: Aeolosaurus colhuehuapensis
| Length*: | 17.5 m | 57.4 ft |
| Weight*: | 13.3 t | 29,321 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Campanian-Maastrichtian
Years: 83.6–66 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Casal et al.
Year: 2007
Distribution
Area: South America
Country: Argentina
Region: Chubut
Formation: Lago Colhué Huapí
Locations
Sources
Material: Twenty-one caudal vertebrae.
References: Casal, G.; Martínez, R. D.; Luna, M.; Sciutto, J. C.; Lamanna, M. (2007). "Aeolosaurus colhuehuapensis sp. nov. (Sauropoda, Titanosauria) de la Formación Bajo Barreal, Cretácico Superior de Argentina".
