Futalognkosaurus footuh-longkoʊ-SƆːRUHS
"giant chief lizard"
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Futalognkosaurus 34 m (112 ft) long
as long as 20 people standing fingertip to fingertip
- Length
- 34 m (112 ft)
- Period
- Late Cretaceous (93.5–85.8 Mya)
- Place
- Argentina
- Food
- Herbivore
- Clade
- Dinosauria The clade containing all dinosaurs, terrestrial archosaurs with upright limbs.
Futalognkosaurus ( ; meaning “giant chief lizard”) is a genus of titanosaurian dinosaur. The herbivorous Futalognkosaurus lived approximately 93.5 to 85.8 million years ago in the Portezuelo Formation, in what is now Argentina, of the Coniacian stage of the late Cretaceous Period. The fish and fossilized leaf debris on the site, together with other dinosaur remains, suggest a warm tropical climate in Patagonia during this period.
What we know
- Named by Calvo et al., 2007.
- Body length estimated at about 34 m.
- Fossils found in Argentina.
What we guess
The reconstruction notes for Futalognkosaurus — soft tissue, color, behavior — haven't been written up yet. Only the recorded basics above are filled in so far.