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Largest Dinosaur: Argentinosaurus hinculensis  Argentinosaurus (c) Joe Tucciarone |
| 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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