The Real Futalogkosaurus - Nima Sassani
COUNTRY: United States
SOCIAL MEDIA: DeviantArt
TITLE: The Real Futalogkosaurus
TECHNIQUE: Pencil
YEAR: 2010
PUBLISHED: No WHERE: Argentina, Late Cretaceous (Turonian epoch)
DESCRIPTION: The huge new titanosaur Futalognkosaurus dukei in its natural habitat. It's a somewhat misty day in Argentina, about 90 million years ago.
Futalognkosaurus ("Giant Chief Lizard") is known from a mostly complete neck, torso, hips, and a bit of tail and limb material, making it one of the most complete giant sauropods. It was around 28m long. The neck was unusually deep, and the backbone supported a wide rib cage.
CATEGORY: Student
FICHERO: Futalognkosaurus-walking-7b.jpg
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