Rocasaurus

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Fossil range: Late Cretaceous
Conservation status
Extinct (fossil)
Scientific classification
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sauropsida
Superorder: Dinosauria
Order: Saurischia
Suborder: Sauropodomorpha
Infraorder: Sauropoda
(unranked) Titanosauria
Genus: Rocasaurus
Species: R. muniozi
Binomial name
Rocasaurus muniozi
Salgado & Azpilicueta, 2000

Rocasaurus (meaning "Roca City Lizard") was a massive Titanosaurian sauropod that lived in South America about 80 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous. It grew up to 8 meters long, making it one of the smaller sauropods. Rocasaurus was discovered in Argentina in 2000.

The type species, Rocasaurus muniozi, was formally described by Salgado and Azpilicueta in 2000.

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