Austroposeidon Austroposeidon

"Magnificent Southern Poseidon"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Austroposeidon 25 m (82 ft) long
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Length
25 m (82 ft)
Period
Late Cretaceous (72 Mya)
Place
Brazil
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Dinosauria

Austroposeidon is a genus of titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Presidente Prudente Formation of Brazil. It contains one species, Austroposeidon magnificus (meaning “Magnificent Southern Poseidon”).

What we know

  • Named by Bandeira et al., 2016.
  • Body length estimated at about 25 m.
  • Fossils found in Brazil.