Saltasaurus

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

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Quick Facts
Name	Saltasaurus
Diet	Herbivore
Weight	7250 kilos
Length	12 meters
Height	4 meters
Period	Late Cretaceous

Saltasaurus is a sauropod dinosaur from the Cretaceous period. Like the herbivorous Saltasaurus during this time it could be found eating plants in Argentina about 65 million years ago. Saltasaurus was a large dinosaur with an approximate weight of 7250 kilograms (3296 pounds) and an estimated length of 12 meters (40 feet). This large herbivore probably measured 4 meters (14 feet) tall.

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