Choconsaurus
Choconsaurus was a long-necked plant-eater that lived in what is now Argentina. It is one of the most complete titanosaur skeletons ever found from its time. This dinosaur helps scientists understand how titanosaurs evolved.1
Cando viviu?
Como era de grande?
Canto medía de longo?
Canto medía de alto?
estimación
Canto pesaba?
tan longo coma 4 coches aparcados en fila🍌tan longo coma 110 plátanos postos un tras outro
tan pesado coma 17 coches🍉tan pesado coma 5000 sandías🎒tan pesado coma 31 clases enteiras de nenos🐻❄️tan pesado coma 56 osos polares🏢tan alto que podería asomarse a unha xanela do andar 2🏃podería correr 100 metros en 33 segundos (o humano máis rápido necesita 9,6)Como era de grande Choconsaurus comparado CONTIGO?
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Que velocidade alcanzaba?
Datos curiosos
Choconsaurus is known from a nearly complete series of back bones (dorsal vertebrae) and other parts of the skeleton.1
It lived during the Late Cretaceous, about 100 million years ago, in the Huincul Formation.1
Choconsaurus is a non-eutitanosaur titanosaur, meaning it was an early relative of the giant titanosaurs like Argentinosaurus.1
It had a small notch on the top of the back part of its neck bones, which is a unique feature not seen in other sauropods.1
Its tail bones had a special ridge called a hyposphene, which helped lock the vertebrae together for extra strength.1

As preguntas máis frecuentes sobre Choconsaurus
?What did Choconsaurus eat?
Choconsaurus was a herbivore, meaning it ate plants. It was a long-necked sauropod that likely fed on leaves and other vegetation.3
?When did Choconsaurus live?
Choconsaurus lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 106 million years ago. Its fossils were found in the Huincul Formation in Argentina.3
?Where was Choconsaurus found?
Choconsaurus was found in Villa El Chocón in Neuquén province, Argentina. The first fossil was discovered by Viviana Moro before 1996.3
?How big was Choconsaurus?
Scientists have not given an exact size estimate for Choconsaurus. It was a sauropod, so it was likely large, but we don't know its exact length or weight.3
Para expertos en dinos
- Nome científico
- Choconsaurus
- Bautizado por
- Simón et al. 20184
- Grupo
- Pescozos longos
- Familia / clado
- Titanosauria4
- Clasificación
- Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda > Titanosauria > Macronaria4
- Idade das rochas
- de 110 a 106 millóns de anos (Albian)4
- Formacións rochosas
- Huincul4
- Países
- Arxentina4
- Rexistros fósiles
- 1 na Paleobiology Database4
- Descubrimento
- Choconsaurus was named in 2018 by paleontologists Edith Simón, Leonardo Salgado, and Jorge Calvo. The fossils were found near Villa El Chocón in Argentina.14
- Aínda en debate
- Scientists are still debating exactly where Choconsaurus fits in the titanosaur family tree, because it has a mix of primitive and advanced features.1
De onde veñen os datos
- A New Titanosaur Sauropod from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia, NeuquéN Province, Argentina (doi.org)
- Choconsaurus, el nuevo dinosaurio de El Chocón - Diario Río Negro (rionegro.com.ar)
- Choconsaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
- Choconsaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.
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