Volkheimeria chubutensis Volkheimeria

"Etymology TBD"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Volkheimeria 5 m (16.4 ft) long
3 people holding hands
Length
5 m (16.4 ft)
Period
Early Jurassic (179.17–178.07 Mya)
Place
Argentina
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Dinosauria

Volkheimeria is an extinct genus of sauropod dinosaurs that lived in what is now Argentina during the Early Jurassic, about 179–178 million years ago. Its type and only species is Volkheimeria chubutensis.

What we know

  • Named by Bonaparte, 1979.
  • Fossils found in Argentina.