Antarctosaurus
Antarctosaurus wichmannianus
Pronounced: ant -
Ark - toe - Sore - us
Diet: Herbivore
(plant-eater)
Name Means:
"Antarctic Lizard"
Length: 60 feet
(18 m)
Height: 20 feet
(6 m)
Weight: unknown
Time: Late
Cretaceous - 75 m.y.a
Fossil remains for this
Dinosaur have been found in
Antarctica
Antarctosaurus is one of the largest of the
South American long-necked dinosaurs. It also is
one of the last of the giant titanosaurs. Some
of the fossil bones of this dinosaur led
scientists to believe that it could have grown
as big as 130 feet (40 m) long! This family also
includes
Argentinosaurus another South American
giant. This dinosaur seemed to travel around the
world, as fossils of Antarctosaurus have been
found in India and Africa. It is even possible
that it actually lived in Antarctica.
Placing Antarctosaurus into the titanosaur family
has come into question based on some recent studies.
A specimen nearly twice the size of the type
specimen was originally assigned a separate species
but is now considered a very large individual of the
same species. |
