SauropodomorphaLognkosauriaMPM 10002

Puertasaurus reuli

Known skeletal material of Puertasaurus reuli MPM 10002 — elements preserved in the specimen drawn in white against a black body silhouette, estimated length ~27 m.
Known material · Scale bar = 1 meter
Taxon
Puertasaurus reuli Novas et al., 2005
Specimen
MPM 10002
Estimated length
~27 m (89 feet)
View
Left lateral
Basis
Known material only — too incompletely known to restore
Drawing
© Scott Hartman
Drawn
2013
Clade
  1. Sauropodomorpha
  2. Sauropoda
  3. Neosauropoda
  4. Macronaria
  5. Titanosauria
  6. Lognkosauria

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Puertasaurus was a titanic, err, titanosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Argentina. While we know in general how the body must have been shaped thanks to other titanosaur species, Puertasaurus is only known from four vertebrae. The size of the neck and back vertebrae is enough to know it ranks among the largest sauropods, but far too little to restore a full skeleton.

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