Argyrosauridae
| Argyrosauridae Temporal range: Late Cretaceous,[1]
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| Restoration of Paralititan | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | †Sauropodomorpha |
| Clade: | †Sauropoda |
| Clade: | †Macronaria |
| Clade: | †Titanosauria |
| Clade: | †Eutitanosauria |
| Family: | †Argyrosauridae Wilson & Sereno, 1998 |
| Type species | |
| Argyrosaurus superbus | |
| Genera | |
Argyrosauridae is a family of large titanosaurian dinosaurs known from the late Cretaceous period of Argentina and Egypt.[1] The group has been recovered as monophyletic, including the type genus Argyrosaurus as well as Paralititan.[2]
References
- ^ a b Holtz, T.R. Jr. (2012). Dinosaurs: The Most Complete, Up-to-Date Encyclopedia for Dinosaur Lovers of All Ages (PDF). Random House Books for Young Readers. p. 36. ISBN 978-0-375-82419-7.
- ^ Klein, N.; Sander, P. M.; Stein, K.; Le Loeuff, J.; Carballido, J. L.; Buffetaut, E. (2012). Farke, Andrew A (ed.). "Modified Laminar Bone in Ampelosaurus atacis and Other Titanosaurs (Sauropoda): Implications for Life History and Physiology". PLoS ONE. 7 (5): e36907. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0036907. PMC 3353997. PMID 22615842.
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