Futalognkosaurus

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Futalognkosaurus dukei

Futalognkosaurus ate plants and walked on four legs. It lived in the Late Cretaceous. Bones have been found in Argentina.

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When: Late Cretaceous (Turonian · Coniacian) · roughly 93.9 to 85.7 million years ago
Named in: 2007 · Calvo, J. O.; Porfiri, J. D.; González Riga, B. J.; Kellner, A. W. A.
Hip height: 3.8 m · 12 ft
Length: 24–34 m · 79–112 ft
Weight: 29–51 tonnes
Found in: Argentina · Portezuelo
Food and walking: Herbivore · Four legs
Kind: long-neck giant · Sauropod
Family branch: Lognkosauria

The story in short

In 2007, J. O. Calvo and colleagues published the name Futalognkosaurus.

It lived in the Late Cretaceous (Turonian · Coniacian), roughly 93.9 to 85.7 million years ago. Finds come from Argentina, including the Portezuelo Formation. It was a herbivore and walked on four legs.

Published estimates put Futalognkosaurus at a length near 24–34 m, hips about 3.8 m high, and a body mass around 29–51 tonnes.

On the family tree it sits in Lognkosauria, among the sauropod dinosaurs.

Close relatives

Argentinosaurus

Argentinosaurus huinculensis

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian · Turonian) · roughly 100.5 to 89.8 million years ago

Drusilasaura

Drusilasaura deseadensis

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian · Turonian) · roughly 100.5 to 89.8 million years ago

Mendozasaurus

Mendozasaurus neguyelap

Late Cretaceous (Coniacian) · roughly 89.8 to 85.7 million years ago