Biology:Chubutisaurus
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Short description: Extinct genus of dinosaurs
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | †Sauropodomorpha |
| Clade: | †Sauropoda |
| Clade: | †Macronaria |
| Clade: | †Somphospondyli |
| Genus: | †Chubutisaurus Del Corro 1975 |
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| †Chubutisaurus insignis Del Corro, 1975
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Chubutisaurus (meaning "Chubut lizard") is a genus of dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous Period. It lived in South America. It is classified as a sauropod, specifically one of the titanosaurs. The type species, Chubutisaurus insignis, was described by del Corro in 1975.[1] Its fossils were found in the Cerro Barcino Formation, Albian stage, about 110 million years ago.[2] Chubutisaurus had a more robust radius than Venenosaurus.[3] In 2010 Gregory Paul gave a length of 18 meters (59 ft) and a weight of 12 tonnes (13.2 short tons).[4] Thomas Holtz estimated its length at 23 meters (75.5 ft) in 2012.[5]
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Paul, Gregory S. (2010). The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs. New Jersey: Princeton University Press. pp. 206. ISBN 9780691137209. https://archive.org/details/princetonfieldgu00paul_514.
- ↑ Holtz, Thomas R. (2012). "Holtz's Genus List". https://www.geol.umd.edu/~tholtz/dinoappendix/HoltzappendixWinter2011.pdf.
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. ISBN:0-520-24209-2.
External links
- Chubutisaurus in the Paleobiology Database
- Chubutisaurus in the Dino Directory
Wikidata ☰ Q144415 entry
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