Cienciargentina

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DV-1272Huincul Fm., Argentina

Cienciargentina

DV-1272 · type species Cienciargentina sanchezi

Lived
110 to 106 million years ago, Early Cretaceous
Diet
Herbivore
Group
Sauropods, Rebbachisauridae
Found in
Argentina
Named by
Simón and Salgado 2025

Field notes

About Cienciargentina

Cienciargentina was a plant-eating sauropod that lived in the Early Cretaceous, 110 to 106 million years ago. It belongs to the family Rebbachisauridae.

The Paleobiology Database lists 1 find of Cienciargentina, from Argentina. Its fossils come from the Huincul Formation. It was named by Simón and Salgado in 2025.

The evidence

Where its fossils were found

Today

1 find

110 million years ago

Map: C. R. Scotese, PALEOMAP

Lived alongside

Found in the same rock formations.

Close relatives

Other members of Rebbachisauridae.

Sources: Paleobiology Database, WikidataNamed in: M. E. Simón and L. Salgado. 2025. New rebbachisaurid (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) from the Huincul Formation (upper Cenomanian-Turonian) of Villa El Chocón (Neuquén Province, Argentina). Cretaceous Research 173(78):106137