Chubutisaurus
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Chubutisaurus (meaning "Chubut lizard") is a genus of somphospondylan sauropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous Cerro Barcino Formation (Albian) of Argentina.[1] The type species, Chubutisaurus insignis, was described by del Corro in 1975.[2][3] Chubutisaurus had a more robust radius than Venenosaurus.[4] In 2010 Gregory S. Paul gave a length of 18 meters (59 ft) and a weight of 12 tonnes (13.2 short tons).[5] Thomas Holtz estimated its length at 23 meters (75.5 ft) in 2012.[6]
References
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- ↑ G. del Corro. 1975. Un nuevo sauropodo del Cretácico Superior. Actas del Primer Congreso Argentino de Paleontologia y Bioestratigrafia 2:229-240
- ↑ Weishampel, et al. (2004).
- ↑ "Forelimb," Tidwell, Carpenter, and Meyer (2001). Page 148.
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Bibliography
- Tidwell, V., Carpenter, K. & Meyer, S. 2001. New Titanosauriform (Sauropoda) from the Poison Strip Member of the Cedar Mountain Formation (Lower Cretaceous), Utah. In: Mesozoic Vertebrate Life. D. H. Tanke & K. Carpenter (eds.). Indiana University Press, Eds. D.H. Tanke & K. Carpenter. Indiana University Press. 139–165.
- Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Early Cretaceous, South America)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 563–570. Template:ISBN.
External links
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- Chubutisaurus in the Paleobiology Database
- Chubutisaurus in the Dino Directory
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