Genus

Valid Extinct

Sarmientosaurus

Martínez et al. 2016

Sarmientosaurus is a genus of titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur belonging to the Titanosauria. It lived in what is now South America, specifically Argentina, during the Upper Cretaceous Period about 95 million years ago. The type species is Sarmientosaurus musacchioi.

Temporal range

Triassic

Jurassic

Cretaceous

Paleogene

Neogene

252 201 145 66 0 Ma

PBDB occurrences

Group

Dinosaures

Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial

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Cranium of Sarmientosaurus musacchioi gen. et sp. nov. (MDT-PV 2). Photographs (A, C) and interpretive drawing (B) in right lateral (A, B) and left lateral (C) views. Abbreviations see text. Scale bar = 10 cm. © Rubén D. F. Martínez ,Matthew C. Lamanna,Fernando E. Novas,Ryan C. Ridgely,Gabriel A. Casal,Javier E. Martínez,Javier R. Vita,Lawrence M. Witmer · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia

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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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Diamantinasauria Unranked clade

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Sarmientosaurus Genus

Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites

Distribution

Top countries

🇦🇷 Argentina

Geological formations

Bajo Barreal

Temporal distribution

Cenomanian (100.5–93.9 Ma)

Species (1)

Sarmientosaurus musacchioi 101 Ma

Images 1

Bibliography

Original description

R. D. F. Martínez, M. C. Lamanna, and F. E. Novas, R. C. Ridgley, G. A. Casal, J. E. Martínez, J. R. Vita, L. M. Witmer. 2016. A basal lithostrotian titanosaur (Dinosauria: Sauropoda) with a complete skull: implications for the evolution and paleobiology of Titanosauria. PLoS ONE 11(4):e0151661:1-82 DOI ↗

Bibliography (1)

Sarmientosaurus

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