Aeolosaurus rionegrinus

†Aeolosaurus rionegrinus fue un saurópodo titanosauriano del Cretácico Tardío (~80 Ma) de la provincia de Río Negro, Argentina. Este gran herbívoro cuadrúpedo es la especie tipo del género †Aeolosaurus. Descrito por Powell en 1987, fue recuperado de la Formación Allen. Su morfología caudal vertebral distintiva define el clado aeolosaurino de titanosaurios.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Aeolosaurus rionegrinus was a plant-eating dinosaur. Herbivores typically fed on ferns, cycads, conifers, and other vegetation available during their era. Many herbivorous dinosaurs developed specialized teeth and digestive systems for processing tough plant material.

Time Period

Cretaceous Late Mesozoic Era

Aeolosaurus rionegrinus lived during the Cretaceous Late period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 100,5 to 66,0 million years ago.

The final age of dinosaurs, featuring iconic species like Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops, and Velociraptor. Dinosaurs reached their peak diversity before the catastrophic asteroid impact at the Chicxulub crater ended the Mesozoic Era.