NormalArgentinosaurus
Argentinosaurus huinculensis
AR-jen-TEE-noh-SORE-us· “Argentina lizard”
🕰️ Cretaceous🌿 herbivore🦴 Titanosauria
33 m
Length
7 m
Height
70 t
Weight
Possibly the largest land animal that ever lived — as heavy as ten elephants. It's known from just a few colossal bones, including vertebrae taller than a person.
When
Late Cretaceous, ~96–92 million years ago
Found in
Argentina
Discovered
Guillermo Heredia, 1987
Did you know?
- A single backbone vertebra measures 1.6 metres tall.
- Hatchlings the size of a cat grew 25,000 times heavier as adults.
- It was discovered by a rancher who thought a bone was petrified wood.
Artwork: TotalDino, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.