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Noasauridae

Huinculsaurus

"lizard"

Generic theropod body-plan outline
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Huinculsaurus 3.4 m (11.2 ft) long
as long as 2 people standing fingertip to fingertip
generic theropod body plan, scaled to length — not a silhouette of Huinculsaurus
Length
3.4 m (11.2 ft)
Period
Late Cretaceous (97–93 Mya)
Place
Argentina
Food
Carnivore
Clade
Noasauridae

Huinculsaurus is an extinct genus of noasaurid dinosaurs known from the Late Cretaceous Huincul Formation of Argentina. The genus contains a single species, Huinculsaurus montesi, known from five partial vertebrae.

What we know

  • Named by Baiano, Coria, & Cau, 2020.
  • Body length estimated at about 3.42 m.
  • Fossils found in Argentina.

What we guess

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