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Futalognkosaurus

Futalognkosaurus was a giant long-necked titanosaur with substantial parts of its skeleton preserved.

Futalognkosaurus was a giant long-necked titanosaur with substantial parts of its skeleton preserved. The remains provide a firmer basis for studying its body than an isolated bone alone could offer.

Futalognkosaurus at a glance

Diet
Herbivore
Its feeding anatomy is interpreted as adapted to plant food.
When it lived
Late Cretaceous
Group
Titanosauria
Titanosauria

Beyond the game

The real Futalognkosaurus

Futalognkosaurus was a giant long-necked titanosaur with substantial parts of its skeleton preserved. The remains provide a firmer basis for studying its body than an isolated bone alone could offer.

Substantial preserved parts support comparisons of this giant with other titanosaurs. Missing anatomy and differing reconstruction methods still leave uncertainty in complete-body estimates.

Fossil discoveries

Neuquén, Argentina · approximate location
Neuquén, Argentina

Selected fossil records · present-day map

Map references

Paleobiology Database · J. O. Calvo, J. D. Porfiri, and B. J. González Riga, A. W. A. Kellner. 2007. A new Cretaceous terrestrial ecosystem from Gondwana with the description of a new sauropod dinosaur. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 79(3):529-541 ↗

Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Fossil records: Paleobiology Database and linked collections and publications.

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  1. A new Cretaceous terrestrial ecosystem from Gondwana with the description of a new sauropod dinosaur

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