Muyelensaurus
Name:
Muyelensaurus
(Muyelen lizard).
Phonetic: Moy-el-en-sore-us.
Named By: J. O. Calvo, B. J. González
Riga & J. D. Porfiri - 2007.
Classification: Chordata, Reptilia, Dinosauria,
Saurischia, Sauropoda, Titanosauria.
Species: M. pecheni (type).
Diet: Herbivore.
Size: About 11 meters long.
Known locations: Argentina, Neuquén Province -
Plottier Formation.
Time period: Coniacian of the Cretaceous.
Fossil representation: Partial skull and post
cranial skeletal remains.
Named after the Mapuche word for the Colorado River (Muyelen) Muyelensaurus was a genus of titanosaur that lived in Argentina during the Coniacian of the Cretaceous. Muyelensaurus is notable by being a particularly gracile genus of titanosaur.
Further reading
A new titanosaur sauropod from the Late Cretaceous of Neuquén,
Patagonia, Argentina. - Arquivos do Museu Nacional, Rio de
Janeiro 65(4):485-504. - J. O. Calvo, B. J.
González Riga & J. D. Porfiri - 2007.
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