SauropodomorphaLognkosauriaMUCPv-323

Futalognkosaurus dukei

Futalognkosaurus dukei skeletal reconstruction, left lateral view, specimen MUCPv-323, reconstructed length ~22 m.
Scale bar = 1 meter
Taxon
Futalognkosaurus dukei Calvo et al., 2007
Specimen
MUCPv-323
Reconstructed length
~22 m (72 feet)
View
Left lateral
Drawing
© Scott Hartman
Drawn
2013, revised 2022
Clade
  1. Sauropodomorpha
  2. Sauropoda
  3. Neosauropoda
  4. Macronaria
  5. Titanosauria
  6. Lognkosauria

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Futalognkosaurus (that’s not a typo) is a giant titanosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Argentina. Known from a fairly complete type specimen (MUCPv-323), Futalognkosaurus and its closest relatives are called lognkosaurs. As is often the case with giant titanosaur specimens, there has been some debate over the size of Futalognkosaurus, although at around 22 meters (70 feet) it was almost identical in length (and presumably mass) to Dreadnoughtus.