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| Notocolossus Temporal range: Late Cretaceous,
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | †Sauropodomorpha |
| Clade: | †Sauropoda |
| Clade: | †Macronaria |
| Clade: | †Titanosauria |
| Genus: | †Notocolossus Upchurch et al., 2004 |
| Species: | †N. gonzalezparejasi
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| †Notocolossus gonzalezparejasi González Riga et al., 2015
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Notocolossus is a genus of lithostrotian titanosaur sauropod from late Cretaceous deposits of Mendoza Province, Argentina, in other words: four-legged herbivores with long necks and bodies. It is one of the largest known dinosaurs, its size estimated from a reconstructed humerus measuring 1.76 metres (5.8 ft), and bones from its back, tail, forelimb, pelvis, and a complete ankle and foot.[1] Its pes shows a compact, homogeneous metatarsus, thought to be adapted for bearing extraordinary weight. It also presents truncated unguals, characteristics unknown in Sauropoda.[2]
It is estimated to have measured between Template:Cconvert in length and weighed more than 132,000 pounds (60,000 kg), as much as 13 elephants.[3]
References
- ^ Templeton, David. "New fossil discoveries are HUGE". Phys.org. Phys.org. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ González Riga, Bernardo J.; Lamanna, Matthew C.; Ortiz David, Leonardo D.; Calvo, Jorge O.; Coria, Juan P. (2016). "A gigantic new dinosaur from Argentina and the evolution of the sauropod hind foot". Scientific Reports. 6: 19165. doi:10.1038/srep19165. ISSN 2045-2322.
- ^ MCLAUGHLIN, MORA. "New Dinosaur Species Discovered With Help Of Carnegie Museum Paleontologist". WESA. WESA. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
