Epachthosaurus

† Epachthosaurus — a Late Cretaceous titanosaurian sauropod from Patagonia, Argentina. Large herbivore with a robust vertebral column (epachthys = thick-heavy). Known from the Bajo Barreal Formation. Among the titanosaurs that flourished in South America during the Late Cretaceous before the K-Pg .

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Epachthosaurus 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

Epachthosaurus 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.