![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Chubutisaurus_insignis.jpg/640px-Chubutisaurus_insignis.jpg&w=640&q=50)
Chubutisaurus
Extinct genus of dinosaurs / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chubutisaurus (meaning "Chubut lizard") is a genus of somphospondylan sauropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous Cerro Barcino Formation (Albian) of Argentina.[1] The type species, Chubutisaurus insignis, was described by del Corro in 1975.[2][3] Chubutisaurus had a more robust radius than Venenosaurus.[4] In 2010 Gregory Paul gave a length of 18 meters (59 ft) and a weight of 12 tonnes (13.2 short tons).[5] Thomas Holtz estimated its length at 23 meters (75.5 ft) in 2012.[6]
Quick Facts Scientific classification, Type species ...
Chubutisaurus | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Drawing of the scapula | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Dinosauria |
Clade: | Saurischia |
Clade: | †Sauropodomorpha |
Clade: | †Sauropoda |
Clade: | †Macronaria |
Clade: | †Somphospondyli |
Genus: | †Chubutisaurus Del Corro 1975 |
Type species | |
†Chubutisaurus insignis Del Corro, 1975 |
Close
![Thumb image](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Chubutisaurus.jpg/640px-Chubutisaurus.jpg)