Epachthosaurus

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Epachtosaurus Fossil range: Late Cretaceous
Conservation status
Extinct (fossil)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Sauropsida Superorder: Dinosauria Order: Saurischia Suborder: Sauropodomorpha Infraorder: Sauropoda Family: Titanosauridae Genus: Epachthosaurus Species: E. sciuttoi
Binomial name
Epachthosaurus sciuttoi Powell, 1990

Epachthosaurus is the name given to a genus of dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous. It was a sauropod, specifically a titanosaur. Its fossils have been found in Central and Northern Patagonia in South America.

The type species, E. sciuttoi, was described by Powell in 1990. A nearly complete skeleton was described in 2004.

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