Punatitan coughlini

† Punatitan coughlini 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

Punatitan coughlini 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

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

A era final dos dinossauros, com espécies icônicas como Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops e Velociraptor. Os dinossauros atingiram sua máxima diversidade antes do impacto catastrófico do asteroide na cratera de Chicxulub encerrar a Era Mesozoica.