Chubutisaurus Explained

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] Chubutisaurus had a more robust radius than Venenosaurus. In 2010 Gregory Paul gave a length of 18 meters (59 ft) and a weight of 12 tonnes (13.2 short tons).^[3] Thomas Holtz estimated its length at 23 meters (75.5 ft) in 2012.^[4]

References

Bibliography

• Tidwell, V., Carpenter, K. & Meyer, S. 2001. New Titanosauriform (Sauropoda) from the Poison Strip Member of the Cedar Mountain Formation (Lower Cretaceous), Utah. In: Mesozoic Vertebrate Life. D. H. Tanke & K. Carpenter (eds.). Indiana University Press, Eds. D.H. Tanke & K. Carpenter. Indiana University Press. 139–165.
• Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Early Cretaceous, South America)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 563–570. .

External links

• • Chubutisaurus in the Paleobiology Database
• Chubutisaurus in the Dino Directory

Notes and References

1. Carballido . José L. . Pol . Diego . Cerda . Ignacio . Salgado . Leonardo . 2011-02-10 . The osteology of Chubutisaurus insignis del Corro, 1975 (Dinosauria: Neosauropoda) from the 'middle' Cretaceous of central Patagonia, Argentina . . en . 31 . 1 . 93–110 . 10.1080/02724634.2011.539651 . 2011JVPal..31...93C . 11336/94194 . 0272-4634. free .
2. G. del Corro. 1975. Un nuevo sauropodo del Cretácico Superior. Actas del Primer Congreso Argentino de Paleontologia y Bioestratigrafia 2:229-240
3. Book: Paul, Gregory S.. The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs. limited. Princeton University Press. 2010. New Jersey. 206. 9780691137209.
4. Web site: Holtz's Genus List. Holtz. Thomas R.. 2012.