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Largest Dinosaur:

Argentinosaurus hinculensis

Argentinosaurus

Meaning of Name:	“Argentinian lizard”
Period:	Cretaceous Period (138 million to 65 million years ago)
Size:	35 - 45 meters long
Weight:	100 metric tons
Location:	Argentina

Although only the back vertebrae, tibia, a few fragmentary ribs, and the sacrum of this dinosaur have been recovered, paleontologists believe Argentinosaurus is the largest dinosaur of them all.

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