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Antarctosaurus

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Antarctosaurus

HerbivoreLate CretaceousSauropod

Pronunciation

An-tarc-toe-sore-us

Meaning

Southern lizard

Type

Sauropod

Length

18 meters long

Period

Late Cretaceous

Years

84-65 million years ago

Location

Argentina, Chile, Uruguay

Diet

Herbivore

About Antarctosaurus

Antarctosaurus is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous Periods, about 145-100 million years ago. It was a large, herbivorous dinosaur, with an estimated length of about 49-66 feet and a weight of about 15-20 tons. Antarctosaurus had a long, slender neck and a small head with a beak and small, peg-like teeth. It also had a long, whip-like tail, which it may have used as a weapon to defend itself against predators. Its body was probably covered in a layer of tough, scaly skin.

Antarctosaurus was discovered in South America in the late 1800s, and was named by paleontologists in 1894. It is considered a relatively primitive sauropod, and is thought to be closely related to other early sauropods such as Barapasaurus and Euhelopus. Antarctosaurus is known from a number of well-preserved fossil specimens, including several partial skeletons and skulls, which have helped paleontologists learn more about the anatomy and behavior of this dinosaur.

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