Katepensaurus

Katepensaurus goicoecheai

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

When: Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian · Turonian) · roughly 100.5 to 89.8 million years ago
Named in: 2013 · Ibiricu, L. M.; Casal, G. A.; Martínez, R. D.; Lamanna, M. C.; Luna, M.; Salgado, L.
Hip height: 2.5 m · 8 ft
Length: 13 m · 43 ft
Weight: 4.7 tonnes
Found in: Argentina · Bajo Barreal
Food and walking: Herbivore · Four legs
Kind: long-neck giant · Sauropod
Family branch: Rebbachisauridae

The story in short

The genus Katepensaurus dates to 2013, the year L. M. Ibiricu and colleagues described it. The name honors a person tied to the fossil or its study.

It lived in the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian · Turonian), roughly 100.5 to 89.8 million years ago. Finds come from Argentina, including the Bajo Barreal Formation. It was a herbivore and walked on four legs.

Published estimates put Katepensaurus at a length near 13 m, hips about 2.5 m high, and a body mass around 4.7 tonnes.

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

Close relatives

Agustinia

Agustinia ligabuei

Early Cretaceous (Albian) · roughly 113.2 to 100.5 million years ago

Amazonsaurus

Amazonsaurus maranhensis

Early Cretaceous (Aptian · Albian) · roughly 121.4 to 100.5 million years ago

Astigmasaura

Astigmasaura genuflexa

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