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Dinosaurs

Saltasaurus

SAHL-tah-SOR-us
Saltasaurus loricatus

Saltasaurus

dinosaurs
Body Type

Sauropod

Type

Sauropoda

Meaning

Salta lizard

Length

12m

Weight

-

Taxanomy
Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha, Sauropoda, Eusauropoda, Neosauropoda, Macronaria, Camarasauromorpha, Titanosauriformes, Titanosauria, Lithostrotia, Saltasauridae, Saltasaurus
Found In
Argentina, Uruguay
Range
073-66 mya
Diet
Herbivorous
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Information
Fossils have been found showing that Saltasaurus had small bony nodules embedded in its skin, finally confirming that one a least one group of sauropods, called titanosaurs, had armour plates.
Alternate Names