Overview
- Researchers date the animal to about 83 million years ago in the La Invernada area near Rincón de los Sauces in Patagonia.
- The holotype preserves six cervical vertebrae, ten dorsals with associated ribs, the sacrum and the first caudal vertebra, prepared at the MAU museum.
- Estimates place the dinosaur at 10–12 meters in length and roughly 8–10 tonnes, with a proportionally small head relative to its body.
- The recovery began with a 2003 report and progressed through two excavation campaigns in 2013–2014, aided by improved site access.
- Scientists say the find expands evidence of titanosaur diversity in the region and supports hypotheses about differing feeding strategies or possible faunal replacement, and two additional individuals from the site are under study.