Genus
Valid Extinct

Chubutisaurus

del Corro 1975

Chubutisaurus is a genus of somphospondylan sauropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) Cerro Barcino Formation of Argentina. The type species, Chubutisaurus insignis, was described by del Corro in 1975. Chubutisaurus had a more robust radius than Venenosaurus. In 2010 Gregory S. Paul gave a length of 18 metres (59 ft) and a weight of 12 tonnes. Thomas Holtz estimated its length at 23 metres (75 ft) in 2012.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
2
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
Chubutisaurus
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Saurischia Unranked clade
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Sauropodomorpha Unranked clade
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Massopoda Unranked clade
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Sauropodiformes Unranked clade
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Sauropoda Unranked clade
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Gravisauria Unranked clade
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Eusauropoda Unranked clade
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Neosauropoda Unranked clade
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Macronaria Unranked clade
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Titanosauriformes Unranked clade
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Somphospondyli Unranked clade
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Chubutisaurus Genus
Fossil sites 2 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇦🇷 Argentina
2
Geological formations
Cerro Barcino
2
Temporal distribution
Aptian (121.4–113.2 Ma)
2
Species (1)
Chubutisaurus insignis 120 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
G. del Corro. 1975. Un nuevo sauropodo del Cretácico Superior. Actas del Primer Congreso Argentino de Paleontologia y Bioestratigrafia 2:229-240
Bibliography (2)
O. d. V. Giménez. 1999. Nuevo registro de Sauropoda del Cretácico Inferior de la provincia del Chubut [New report of Sauropoda from the Lower Cretaceous of Chubut province]. XIV Jornadas Argentinas de Paleontología de Vertebrados, Neuquén y Plaza Huincul, 18 al 20 de mayo de 1998, Resúmenes. Ameghiniana 36(1):102
G. del Corro. 1975. Un nuevo sauropodo del Cretácico Superior. Actas del Primer Congreso Argentino de Paleontologia y Bioestratigrafia 2:229-240