Comahuesaurus
"Comahue lizard"
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Comahuesaurus 5 m (16.4 ft) long
as long as 3 people standing fingertip to fingertip
- Length
- 5 m (16.4 ft)
- Period
- Early Cretaceous (117–100 Mya)
- Place
- Argentina
- Food
- Herbivore
- Clade
- Rebbachisauridae
Comahuesaurus (meaning “Comahue lizard”, after the region in which it was found) is a genus of sauropod dinosaur of the family Rebbachisauridae. It was found in the Lohan Cura Formation in Argentina, and lived during the Early Cretaceous (Aptian to Albian). The type species is C. windhauseni, named for Anselmo Windhausen, who contributed significantly to the geological study of Patagonia.
What we know
- Named by Carballido et al. 2012.
- Fossils found in Argentina.
What we guess
The reconstruction notes for Comahuesaurus — soft tissue, color, behavior — haven't been written up yet. Only the recorded basics above are filled in so far.