Chubutisaurus

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Camarasauromorpha, Dinosauria, Dinosauria, Eusauropoda, Macronaria, Neosauropoda, Saurischia, Sauropoda, Sauropodomorpha, Titanosauria, Titanosauriformes

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Name	Chubutisaurus
Diet	Herbivore
Weight	10880 kilograms
Length	23 meters
Height	0.91 meters
Period	Early Cretaceous

Chubutisaurus is a sauropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous period. Like the herbivorous chubutisaurus during this time it could be found eating plants in Argentina about 99 million years ago. Chubutisaurus was a large dinosaur with an approximate weight of 10880 kilograms (4946 pounds) and an estimated length of 23 meters (76 feet). This large herbivore probably measured 0.91 meters (3 feet) tall.

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