Malarguesaurus
Name:
Malarguesaurus.
Phonetic: Mal-ar-gu-sore-us.
Named By: B. J. Gonz�lez Riga, E. Previtera
& C. A. Pirrone - 2009.
Classification: Chordata, Reptilia, Dinosauria,
Saurishcia, Sauropoda, Titanosauriformes.
Species: M. florenciae
(type).
Diet: Herbivore.
Size: Unavailable.
Known locations: Argentina, Mendoza Province -
Portezuelo Formation.
Time period: Turonian/Coniacian of the Cretaceous.
Fossil representation: Partial post cranial
remains, including ribs, vertebrae and limb bones.
Malarguesaurus was a titanosauriform sauropod that lived in Argentina during the earlier stages of the late Cretaceous. Though only known from partial remains, Malarguesaurus has been considered to be similar to the genera Phuwiangosaurus and Ligabuesaurus.
Further reading
- Malarguesaurus florenciae gen. et sp.
nov., a new
titanosauriform (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) from the Upper Cretaceous
of Mendoza, Argentina. - Cretaceous Research
30(1):135-148. - B. J. Gonz�lez Riga, E. Previtera
& C. A. Pirrone - 2009.
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