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Dinosaurs

Amargasaurus

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Amargasaurus cazaui

Amargasaurus

dinosaurs
Body Type

Sauropod

Type

Sauropoda

Meaning

Amarga lizard

Length

12m

Weight

9000kg

Taxanomy
Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha, Sauropoda, Eusauropoda, Neosauropoda, Diplodocoidea, Dicraeosauridae, Amargasaurus
Found In
Argentina
Range
130-120 mya
Diet
Herbivorous
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Information
This dinosaur had a double row of spines along its back which may have supported a twin ‘sail’ of skin. The spines on its neck vertebrae were incredibly long.
Alternate Names