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long-neck giant · Doubtful name
Arkharavia
Say it like this: “AHR-kuh-RAH-vee-uh”
Arkharavia heterocoelica
Arkharavia ate plants and walked on four legs. It lived in the Late Cretaceous. Bones have been found in Russia.
- When
- Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago
- Named in
- 2010 · Alifanov, V. R.; Bolotsky, Y.
- Hip height
- Not established
- Length
- 6.3 m · 21 ft
- Weight
- Not established
- Found in
- Russia · Udurchukan
- Food and walking
- Herbivore · Four legs
- Kind
- long-neck giant · Sauropod
- Family branch
- Somphospondyli
The story in short
Arkharavia was formally named in 2010 by V. R. Alifanov and Y. Bolotsky.
Fossils referred to Arkharavia date to the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian), roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago. Finds come from Russia, including the Udurchukan Formation. It was a herbivore and walked on four legs.
Published estimates put Arkharavia at a length near 6.3 m.
On the family tree it sits in Somphospondyli, among the sauropod dinosaurs.
Close relatives
Abdarainurus
Abdarainurus barsboldi
Late Cretaceous (Campanian) · roughly 83.6 to 72.2 million years ago
Angolatitan
Angolatitan adamastor
Late Cretaceous (Coniacian) · roughly 89.8 to 85.7 million years ago
Astrophocaudia
Astrophocaudia slaughteri
Early Cretaceous (Albian) · roughly 113.2 to 100.5 million years ago