Argentinosaurus
- noun
- /ˌɑrdʒənˈtiːnəˌsɔrəs/
- Specialized
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Argentinosaurus
- Fossils of the Argentinosaurus reveal that it was one of the largest land animals ever to exist, reaching lengths of over 100 feet.
Examples
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Scientists estimate that the Argentinosaurus could weigh as much as 90 tons, making it a true giant among dinosaurs.
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The Argentinosaurus was a massive dinosaur that lived during the middle Cretaceous period in what is now Argentina.
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An earlier Patagonian titanosaur, Argentinosaurus, above, was more than twice as long.
Academic text (2002) -
The largest ones, such as Argentinosaurus of South America, reached more than a hundred feet in length and may have weighed as much as eighty tons.
Academic text (2007)
Synonyms
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9.9
A very large dinosaur that eats plants and has four legs and a long neck and tail
A very large plant-eating dinosaur from Argentina that lived a long time ago
The name of a very large plant-eating dinosaur with a long neck that lived in South America during the Cretaceous
A group of very large plant-eating dinosaurs with long necks from the Cretaceous
A very large dinosaur that eats plants, with a long thin neck and long tail
A very large plant-eating dinosaur with a small head, long neck and long tail
How Big
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9.9
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Argentinosaurus comes from Argentina and the Greek part -saurus, which means 'lizard' and also appears in dinosaur. So Argentinosaurus means 'Argentina lizard', a simple name to remember that it is a very large dinosaur found in Argentina.