Antarctosaurus
Sign in to saveAntarctosaurus (; meaning "southern lizard") is a genus of titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Period of what is now South America. The type species, Antarctosaurus wichmannianus, and a second species, Antarctosaurus giganteus, were described by prolific German paleontologist Friedrich von Huene in 1929. Three additional species of Antarctosaurus have been named since then but later studies have considered them dubious or unlikely to pertain to the genus.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Antarctosaurus is referenced by 461 other articles, and connects out to Rebbachisauridae, Sauropodomorpha and Sauropoda.
Vinony files it under Anacleto Formation, Asencio Formation and Dinosaur genera.
Its subject is documented across 28 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Parent taxon
- Lithostrotia
- Image
- Museo de La Plata - Antarctosaurus wichmannianus (fémures).jpg
- Length
- 18.0
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- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Antarctosaurus
- Commons category
- Antarctosaurus
- taxon common name
- Antarctosaurus ("southern lizard")
- time period
- Late Cretaceous
- location of discovery
- Argentina
- main food source
- herbivore
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Discovery and species
- Description
- ''Antarctosaurus wichmannianus''
- ''"Antarctosaurus" giganteus''
- ''"Antarctosaurus" jaxarticus and "Antarctosaurus" brasiliensis''
- Classification
- References
- External links
Antarctosaurus (; meaning "southern lizard") is a genus of titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Period of what is now South America. The type species, Antarctosaurus wichmannianus, and a second species, Antarctosaurus giganteus, were described by prolific German paleontologist Friedrich von Huene in 1929. Three additional species of Antarctosaurus have been named since then but later studies have considered them dubious or unlikely to pertain to the genus.
The type species, A. wichmannianus, is controversial because there is uncertainty as to whether all the described remains belong to the same individual or even genus. The second species, A. giganteus, is considered dubious, but the fragmentary remains represent one of the largest dinosaurs known.
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