Panamericansaurus schroederi

"Pan American Energy lizard"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Panamericansaurus 11 m (36 ft) long
as long as 7 people standing fingertip to fingertip
Length
11 m (36 ft)
Period
Late Cretaceous (79–69 Mya)
Place
Argentina
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Dinosauria The clade containing all dinosaurs, terrestrial archosaurs with upright limbs.

Panamericansaurus (meaning “Pan American Energy lizard”) is a genus of titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Period of Argentina. The holotype is very similar to known fossil material of Aeolosaurus, which Panamericansaurus is thought to be closely related to.

What we know

  • Named by Calvo & Porfiri, 2010.
  • Body length estimated at about 11 m.
  • Fossils found in Argentina.

What we guess

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