Home Previous Random Next Search
RINCONSAURUS
(rin-con-sore-us)
meaning: "Rincon lizard"
Rinconsaurus
Named By: Calvo & Riga in 2003
Time Period: Late Cretaceous
Location: Argentina, Neuquen Province - Neuquen Formation
Size: Estimated about 11 meters long
Diet: Herbivore
Fossil(s): Partial post cranial remains and a fragment of a skull
Classification: | Chordata | Reptilia | Dinosauria | Saurischia | Sauropodomorpha | Sauropoda | Titanosauria |
About

Rinconsaurus is a genus of dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous. It was a titanosaurid sauropod which lived in what is now Argentina. The type species, Rinconsaurus caudamirus, was described by Calvo and Riga in 2003, and is based on three partial skeletons.

Read more about Rinconsaurus at Wikipedia
PaleoCodex is a weekend hack by Saurav Mohapatra