Astigmasaura
Astigmasaura was a long-necked plant-eater that lived in what is now Patagonia, Argentina. It was a rebbachisaurid sauropod, a group of dinosaurs that were medium to large in size and walked on four legs. Astigmasaura lived alongside giant titanosaurs during the Late Cretaceous.51
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Canto medía de longo?
Canto medía de alto?
estimación
Canto pesaba?
tan longo coma 4 coches aparcados en fila🍌tan longo coma 100 plátanos postos un tras outro
tan pesado coma 1,5 elefantes🍉tan pesado coma 2000 sandías🎒tan pesado coma 12 clases enteiras de nenos🐻❄️tan pesado coma 22 osos polares🏃podería correr 100 metros en 24 segundos (o humano máis rápido necesita 9,6)Como era de grande Astigmasaura comparado CONTIGO?
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Datos curiosos
Astigmasaura is one of the youngest rebbachisaurid dinosaurs ever found, living near the end of the group's existence.1
Its name comes from the Spanish word 'orejano', which means a stray animal without an owner, because it was found in the El Orejano locality.1
The fossil includes an almost complete pelvis and a series of tail vertebrae, which is rare for rebbachisaurids.1
Astigmasaura had tall neural spines on its front tail vertebrae, which helped attach strong muscles.1
It lived in the same time and place as giant titanosaurs, but was a smaller, more lightly built sauropod.1

As preguntas máis frecuentes sobre Astigmasaura
?How big was Astigmasaura?
It was about 18 metres (59 feet) long and weighed more than 10 tonnes (22,000 pounds).2
?What did Astigmasaura eat?
It was a plant-eater that ate low-growing plants, like ferns and cycads, using its long neck to reach them.3
?When did Astigmasaura live?
It lived about 95 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.2
?Where was Astigmasaura found?
Its fossils were found in the Huincul Formation of Neuquén Province, Argentina, near an oil field called El Orejano.4
Para expertos en dinos
- Nome científico
- Astigmasaura
- Bautizado por
- Bellardini et al. 20255
- Grupo
- Pescozos longos
- Familia / clado
- Rebbachisauridae5
- Clasificación
- Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda > Diplodocoidea5
- Idade das rochas
- de 110 a 106 millóns de anos (Albian)5
- Formacións rochosas
- Huincul5
- Países
- Arxentina5
- Rexistros fósiles
- 1 na Paleobiology Database5
- Descubrimento
- Astigmasaura was named in 2025 by Flavio Bellardini and colleagues based on a specimen found in the Huincul Formation of Patagonia, Argentina. The fossil was prepared at the Museo Municipal 'Argentino Urquiza' in Rincón de los Sauces.51
- Aínda en debate
- Scientists are still debating exactly how Astigmasaura is related to other rebbachisaurids, and whether it was a more basal or more advanced member of the group.1
De onde veñen os datos
- Side by side with titans: A new rebbachisaurid dinosaur from the Huincul Formation (upper Cenomanian) of Patagonia, Argentina (sciencedirect.com)
- Descubren en Neuquén una nueva especie de dinosaurio saurópodo (patagoniaconfluencia.conicet.gov.ar)
- Side by side with titans: A new rebbachisaurid dinosaur from the Huincul Formation (upper Cenomanian) of Patagonia, Argentina (ri.conicet.gov.ar)
- Astigmasaura (en.wikipedia.org)
- Astigmasaura in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.
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