Panamericansaurus

Field photograph to come

DV-0751Allen Fm., Argentina

Panamericansaurus

DV-0751 · type species Panamericansaurus schroederi

Lived
72 to 66 million years ago, Late Cretaceous
Diet
Herbivore
Group
Sauropods
Found in
Argentina
Named by
Calvo and Porfiri 2010

Field notes

About Panamericansaurus

Panamericansaurus was a plant-eating sauropod that lived in the Late Cretaceous, 72 to 66 million years ago.

The Paleobiology Database lists 1 find of Panamericansaurus, from Argentina. Its fossils come from the Allen Formation. It was named by Calvo and Porfiri in 2010.

The evidence

Where its fossils were found

Today

1 find

70 million years ago

Map: C. R. Scotese, PALEOMAP

Lived alongside

Found in the same rock formations.

Close relatives

Other members of Aeolosaurini.

Sources: Paleobiology Database, WikidataNamed in: J. O. Calvo and J. D. Porfiri. 2010. Panamericansaurus schroederi gen. nov. sp. nov. Un nuevo Sauropoda (Titanosauridae-Aeolosaurini) de la Provincia del Neuquén, Cretácico Superior de Patagonia, Argentina [Panamericansaurus schroederi gen. nov. sp. nov. A new Sauropoda (Titanosauridae-Aeolosaurini) from Neuquén Province, Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia, Argentina]. Brazilian Geographical Journal: Geosciences and Humanities Research Medium 1:100-115