Argentinosaurus

Name meaning: Argentine lizard

Time Period:Cenomanian to Turonian (Late Cretaceous)

Locations: Argentina-Huincul Formation

Taxonomy: Sauropoda-Titanosauria-Lognkosauridae

Subspecies: A. huinculensis

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A giant among titanosaurs Argentinosaurus is a sauropod that impresses from its sheer size alone. Argentinosaurus estimates can reach up to 35m in length and 80 tons, That's heavier than 13 African Elephants. Argentinosaurus is widely considered to be the largest animal to walk the earth, other sauropods with fragmentary remains and dubious measurement techniques have been estimated to be larger, but Argentinosaurus has enough reliable material to hold that title definitively. Its main predator is the carcharodontosaurid Mapusaurus, the earth lizard.

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Prehistoric Kingdom