Argyrosaurus

Taxobox|
name = "Argyrosaurus"
status = fossil
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Sauropsida
superordo = Dinosauria
ordo = Saurischia
subordo = Sauropodomorpha
unranked_familia = Titanosauria
genus = "Argyrosaurus"
species = "A. superbus"
binomial = "Argyrosaurus superbus"
binomial_authority = Lydekker, 1893

Argyrosaurus (pronEng|ˌɑrdʒɪroʊˈsɔrəs AHR-ji-ro-SAWR-us) meaning 'Silver lizard', because it was discovered in Argentina, which is sometimes known as 'Silver land' (Greek "argyros" meaning 'silver' and "sauros" meaning 'lizard') was a genus of herbivorous titanosaurid dinosaur that lived about 70 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous Period of what is now South America (Argentina and Uruguay). It was one of the largest dinosaurs, having a height of 8 meters, a length of up to 20-30 metres and a weight of up to 80 tonnes. It was a herbivore.The type species, "A. superbus", was formally described by Richard Lydekker in 1893, but is based solely on a huge forelimb.

External links

* [http://www.dinoruss.com/de_4/5a6d7a7.htm "Argyrosaurus" page at the Dinosaur Encyclopedia]