Choconsaurus
Name:
Choconsaurus
(Choc�n lizard).
Phonetic: Cho-con-sor-us.
Named By: E. Sim�n, L. Salgado & J.
O. Calvo - 2018.
Classification: Chordata, Reptilia, Dinosauria,
Saurischia, Sauropoda, Titanosauria.
Species: C. baileywillisi
(type).
Diet: Herbivore.
Size: Unavailable.
Known locations: Argentina - Huincul Formation.
Time period: Cenomanian of the Cretaceous.
Fossil representation: Partial post cranial skeleton
including cervical, dorsal and caudal vertebrae, as well as parts
of the limbs bones.
Choconsaurus
is a genus of primitive titanosaurian
dinosaur that lived in South
America at the start of the late Cretaceous.
Further reading
- A new titanosaur sauropod from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia,
Neuqu�n Province, Argentina. - Ameghiniana 55(1):1-29.
- E. Sim�n, L. Salgado & J. O. Calvo - 2018.
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