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Images. The largest land animal ever found, Argentinosaurus evolved in the Cretaceous Period and belongs to a family that originated in the southern continents of Gondwana (an ancient supercontinent). Information. The largest land animal ever found, Argentinosaurus evolved in the Cretaceous Period and belongs to a family that originated in the southern continents of Gondwana (an ancient supercontinent). • GENUS ARGENTINOSAURUS (noun). The noun GENUS ARGENTINOSAURUS has 1 sense: 1. enormous dinosaur of the middle Cretaceous found in Argentina. Familiarity information: GENUS ARGENTINOSAURUS used as a noun is very rare. Meaning-Argentinosaurus means Argentina lizardPronounced-ahr-gen-TEEN-oh-SAWR-usNamed By-Rodolpho Coria and Jose F. BonaparteWhen Named - 1993. Argentinosaurus currently holds the record for being both the heaviest land animal ever, and the longest. Despite its huge size, Argentinosaurus laid eggs about the size of a rugby ball, so its young had a lot of growing to do to reach the 37 metre adult size which would probably have taken 40 years or more. But one daring and vicious creature did. Argentinosaurus was stalked by a truly awesome predator called Giganotosaurus. This distant relative of Allosaurus measured 14 metres (45 feet) in length and weighed around 6 to 8 tonnes. Its skull alone was over 1.6 metres long and lined with rows of needle-sharp teeth. Hypernyms (genus Argentinosaurus is a kind of...): titanosaur; titanosaurian (amphibious quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur with a long thin neck and whiplike tail; of the Cretaceous mostly in the southern hemisphere). When it was discovered in Argentina in 1987, Argentinosaurus literally shook the world of paleontology to its foundations. On the following slides, you'll discover 10 facts about this enormous dinosaur of middle Cretaceous South America. Videos. The largest land animal ever found, Argentinosaurus evolved in the Cretaceous Period and belongs to a family that originated in the southern continents of Gondwana (an ancient supercontinent).
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