| Chuncarosaurus Temporal range: Middle Cenomanian–Lower Turonian | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Sauropsida |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Superorder: | Sauropoda |
| Subfamily: | Titanosauria |
| Genus: | †Chuncarosaurus Agnolin et al., 2023 |
| Type species | |
| †Chuncarosaurus diripienda Agnolin et al., 2023 | |
| Referred species | |
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Chucarosaurus is a new genus of titanosaur sauropod from the Neuquén Basin, Rio Negro Province, Patagonia. It is monospecific, with the sole species being C. diripienda.[1]
Description[]
Chucarosaurus is known from a single specimen, which is in tern known from various appendicular elements, notably the femur, ischium and tibia. They show great morphological variety, in excess of that which has previously been described among colossosaurs, and possess a unique combination of characteristics.[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Federico L. Agnolin, Bernardo J. Gonzalez Riga, Alexis M. Aranciaga Rolando, Sebastián Rozadilla, Matías J. Motta, Nicolás R. Chimento, Fernando E. Novas, A new gigant titanosaur (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) from the Upper Cretaceous of Northwestern Patagonia, Argentina, Cretaceous Research, 2023, 105487, ISSN 0195-6671.