About Amargasaurus
Scientific Name (Genus) | Amargasaurus |
Meaning of Name | La Amarga Canyon lizard La Amarga Formation [place name] - sauros (lizard) [Greek] |
Classification | Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha, Dicraeosauridae |
Total Length | Approx. 12m |
Diet | Herbivorous |
Period | Early Cretaceous (approx. 130-120 million years ago) |
Species Name | Amargasaurus cazaui |
Year of Paper Publication | 1991 |
Genus Name Publication | Salgado, L.; Bonaparte, J. F. (1991). Un nuevo sauropodo Dicraeosauridae, Amargasaurus cazaui gen. et sp. nov., de la Provincia del Neuquén, Argentina. |
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