Body mass estimate of Bruhathkayosaurus and other fragmentary sauropod remains suggest the largest land animals were about as big as the greatest whales
www.scup.com
Sjekket: 3.9.2026
VERIFY:weight_min_kg: stored=50000 suggested=65000 confidence=medium — Volumetric modelling in this study gives Argentinosaurus (PVPH-1) a mass of roughly 77 tonnes, and other recent work (Paul 2019: 65–75 t; Campione & Evans 2020: ~75 t) clusters at or above 65 t, so a 50 t lower bound reflects a superseded low estimate rather than the current supported range.
Åpne kilde ↗Argentinosaurus huinculensis — Paleobiology Database taxon record
paleobiodb.org
Sjekket: 3.9.2026
VERIFY:geological_stage: stored=cenomanian suggested=cenomanian-turonian confidence=medium — The type locality of MCF PVPH-1 in the Huincul Formation is dated to a late Cenomanian–Turonian horizon, and the stored 96–92 Ma range itself crosses the Cenomanian/Turonian boundary (93.9 Ma), so a Cenomanian-only stage assignment is incomplete.
Åpne kilde ↗Argentinosaurus huinculensis (PBDB taxon page)
Paleobiology Database
Sjekket: 3.9.2026
Gives the accepted taxonomic hierarchy for Argentinosaurus huinculensis (Bonaparte & Coria, 1993), from Dinosauria through Sauropoda and Titanosauria to Lognkosauria.
Åpne kilde ↗Cretaceous terrestrial beds from the Neuquén Basin (Argentina) and their tetrapod assemblages
Cretaceous Research (Elsevier)
Sjekket: 3.9.2026
Reviews the stratigraphy and fossil localities of the Neuquén Group, including the Huincul Formation dinosaur beds of Neuquén Province that yield Argentinosaurus.
Åpne kilde ↗Middle Cretaceous microflora from the Huincul Formation ("Dinosaurian Beds") in the Neuquén Basin, Patagonia, Argentina
Palynology
Sjekket: 3.9.2026
Documents the palynoflora of the Huincul Formation, indicating a conifer-, fern- and cycad-dominated seasonally dry floodplain palaeoenvironment with early angiosperms.
Åpne kilde ↗Fossilized gut contents elucidate the feeding habits of sauropod dinosaurs
Current Biology (Elsevier)
Sjekket: 3.9.2026
Direct fossil evidence of titanosauriform sauropod gut contents confirming bulk herbivory on conifers, ferns and angiosperms with essentially no oral processing.
Åpne kilde ↗New rebbachisaurid remains from the Huincul Formation (middle Cenomanian–early Turonian) of the central Neuquén Basin, Patagonia, Argentina
Publicación Electrónica de la Asociación Paleontológica Argentina
Sjekket: 3.9.2026
Extinct taxon; conservation status NE
Åpne kilde ↗March of the Titans: The Locomotor Capabilities of Sauropod Dinosaurs
PLOS ONE
Sjekket: 3.9.2026
Peer-reviewed analysis built on the Argentinosaurus huinculensis skeleton, providing authoritative estimates of its body mass, proportions and locomotion.
Åpne kilde ↗March of the Titans: The Locomotor Capabilities of Sauropod Dinosaurs
PLOS ONE
Sjekket: 3.9.2026
Peer-reviewed analysis built on the Argentinosaurus huinculensis skeleton, providing authoritative estimates of its body mass, proportions and locomotion.
Åpne kilde ↗March of the Titans: The Locomotor Capabilities of Sauropod Dinosaurs
PLOS ONE
Sjekket: 3.9.2026
Peer-reviewed analysis built on the Argentinosaurus huinculensis skeleton, providing authoritative estimates of its body mass, proportions and locomotion.
Åpne kilde ↗March of the Titans: The Locomotor Capabilities of Sauropod Dinosaurs
PLOS ONE
Sjekket: 3.9.2026
Peer-reviewed analysis built on the Argentinosaurus huinculensis skeleton, providing authoritative estimates of its body mass, proportions and locomotion.
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