Teratopodus malarguensis

† Teratopodus malarguensis is a Late Cretaceous titanosaur track ichnospecies from Mendoza Province, Argentina. These large sauropod footprints reveal details of foot anatomy and walking gait impossible to recover from skeletal material alone.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Teratopodus malarguensis 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

Teratopodus malarguensis 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.