Nopcsaspondylus alarconensis Nopcsaspondylus
"Nopcsa"
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Nopcsaspondylus 5 m (16.4 ft) long
3 people holding hands
- Length
- 5 m (16.4 ft)
- Period
- Cretaceous (145–66 Mya)
- Place
- Argentina
- Food
- Herbivore
- Clade
- Rebbachisauridae
Nopcsaspondylus (meaning “Nopcsa’s vertebra”, in reference to the original describer) is a dubious genus of rebbachisaurid sauropod dinosaur from the Cenomanian-aged (Upper Cretaceous) Candeleros Formation of Neuquén, Argentina. It is based on a now-lost back vertebra described by Nopcsa in 1902 but not named at the time. The specimen had a small vertebral body and large hollows, now known to be typical of rebbachisaurids.
What we know
- Named by Apesteguía, 2007.
- Fossils found in Argentina.