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Saltasauridae

Neuquensaurus

"Neuquén lizard"

Generic sauropod body-plan outline
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Neuquensaurus 75 cm (2.5 ft) long
about knee-high to you
generic sauropod body plan, scaled to length — not a silhouette of Neuquensaurus
Length
75 cm (2.5 ft)
Period
Late Cretaceous (80 Mya)
Place
South America · Argentina
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Saltasauridae

Neuquensaurus (meaning “Neuquén lizard”) is a genus of saltasaurid sauropod dinosaur that lived in the Late Cretaceous, about 80 million years ago in Argentina in South America. Its fossils were recovered from outcrops of the Anacleto Formation around Cinco Saltos, near the Neuquén river from which its name is derived.

What we know

  • Named by Powell, 1992.
  • Body length estimated at about 0.75 m.
  • Fossils found in South America and Argentina.

What we guess

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