SALTOSAURUS

 

 

Name Saltosaurus
Name Meaning Lizard from Salta (a province in Northwest Argentina)
Type Lizard-hipped

When

Late Cretaceous (73 mya)

Where Found

Southern South America

Diet

Plant-eater, herbivore

Size: Length

40 feet long (12 meters)

Size: Weight

15,400 pounds

Description:

Long-neck

Large bony plates and smaller nodules in the skin

Thick tail

Walked on four feet

 

 

 

 

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