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CHUBUTISAURUS
(chu-but-e-sore-us)
meaning: "Chubut lizard"
Chubutisaurus
Named By: G. del Corro in 1975
Time Period: Early Cretaceous, Albian
Location: Argentina, Chubut Province - Cerro Barcino Formation, Bayo Overo Member
Size: Roughly estimated to be about 23 meters long
Diet: Herbivore
Fossil(s): Partial post cranial skeletons of at least two individuals
Classification: | Chordata | Reptilia | Dinosauria | Saurischia | Sauropoda | Titanosauria |
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Chubutisaurus (meaning "Chubut lizard") is a genus of dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous Period. It lived in South America. It is classified as a sauropod, specifically one of the titanosaurs. The type species, Chubutisaurus insignis, was described by del Corro in 1975. Its fossils were found in the Cerro Barcino Formation, Albian stage, about 110 million years ago. Chubutisaurus had a more robust radius than Venenosaurus.

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