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Dinosaurs

Argentinosaurus

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Argentinosaurus huinculensis

Argentinosaurus

dinosaurs
Body Type

Sauropod

Type

Sauropoda

Meaning

Argentina lizard

Length

35m

Weight

70000kg

Taxanomy
Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha, Sauropoda, Eusauropoda, Neosauropoda, Macronaria, Camarasauromorpha, Titanosauriformes, Titanosauria, Argentinosaurus
Found In
Argentina
Range
099-89 mya
Diet
Herbivorous
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Information
The largest land animal ever found, Argentinosaurus evolved in the Cretaceous Period and belongs to a family that originated in the southern continents of Gondwana (an ancient supercontinent).
Alternate Names