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Rebbachisauridae

Cathartesaura anaerobica

Generic sauropod body-plan outline
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Cathartesaura 5 m (16.4 ft) long
as long as 3 people standing fingertip to fingertip
generic sauropod body plan, scaled to length — not a silhouette of Cathartesaura
Length
5 m (16.4 ft)
Period
Late Cretaceous (97–93 Mya)
Place
Argentina
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Rebbachisauridae

Cathartesaura is a genus of rebbachisaurid sauropod dinosaur from Late Cretaceous strata of the Huincul Formation, at the “La Buitrera” locality, in the Neuquén Basin of Río Negro Province, Argentina. The fossil remains, described by Gallina and Apesteguía in 2005, consist of a partial skeleton including vertebrae and limb bones. These were found at the base of the formation, which dates back to the Cenomanian and Turonian epochs, in mudstone and sandstone levels.

What we know

  • Named by Gallina & Apesteguía 2005.
  • Fossils found in Argentina.

What we guess

The reconstruction notes for Cathartesaura — soft tissue, color, behavior — haven't been written up yet. Only the recorded basics above are filled in so far.