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Malarguesaurus florenciae

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Malarguesaurus (meaning "Malargue lizard" after the Malargüe Department of Mendonza Province) is a genus of titanosauriform sauropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Mendoza Province, Argentina. Its fossils, consisting of tail vertebrae, chevrons, ribs, and limb bones, were found in the upper Turonian-lower Coniacian Portezuelo Formation of the Neuquén Group. The type species, described by González Riga et al. in 2008, is M. florenciae.

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Parent taxon
Titanosauriformes
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taxon name
Malarguesaurus
taxon rank
genus
start time
91000000-0
end time
88000000-0
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Il malarguesauro (Malarguesaurus florenciae) è un dinosauro erbivoro appartenente ai sauropodi. Visse all'inizio del Cretaceo superiore (Turoniano/Coniaciano, circa 90 milioni di anni fa) e i suoi resti fossili sono stati ritrovati in Argentina.

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