Saltasaurus loricatus

† Saltasaurus loricatus was a sauropod dinosaur from Argentina. A herbivore dinosaur of the Late Cretaceous, it inhabited the terrestrial ecosystems of this region. Fossil material documents its morphology and provides data on Mesozoic faunal diversity.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Saltasaurus loricatus 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

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

La era final de los dinosaurios, con especies icónicas como Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops y Velociraptor. Los dinosaurios alcanzaron su máxima diversidad antes de que el catastrófico impacto de un asteroide en el cráter Chicxulub pusiera fin a la Era Mesozoica.