Genus
Valid Extinct

Chucarosaurus

Agnolin et al. 2023

Chucarosaurus is an extinct genus of titanosaurian dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Huincul Formation of Argentina. The genus contains a single species, C. diripienda, known from various limb and pelvic bones.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
Chucarosaurus
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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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Titanosauria Unranked clade
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Colossosauria Unranked clade
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Chucarosaurus Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇦🇷 Argentina
1
Geological formations
Huincul
1
Temporal distribution
Cenomanian (100.5–93.9 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Chucarosaurus diripienda 101 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
F. L. Agnolin, B. J. Gonzalez Riga, and A. M. Aranciaga Rolando, S. Rozadilla, M. J. Motta, N. R. Chimento, F. E. Novas. 2023. A new giant titanosaur (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) from the Upper Cretaceous of Northwestern Patagonia, Argentina. Cretaceous Research 146:105487 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
F. L. Agnolin, B. J. Gonzalez Riga, and A. M. Aranciaga Rolando, S. Rozadilla, M. J. Motta, N. R. Chimento, F. E. Novas. 2023. A new giant titanosaur (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) from the Upper Cretaceous of Northwestern Patagonia, Argentina. Cretaceous Research 146:105487 DOI ↗