Argentinosaurus

## *Argentinosaurus huinculensis*

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## Diet

 Plants

> *"Meet Argentinosaurus! This colossal giant stands tall as one of the largest land animals to ever exist on the planet - feeding on massive amounts of plant matter per day."*
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Argentinosaurus is an incredibly large sauropod that lived in South America during the Cretaceous. Argentinosaurus consists of one species, *Argentinosaurus huinculensis*.

## In-Game

### Description

In Prehistoric Kingdom, Argentinosaurus is reconstructed with large osteoderms along its lower back and hip, a trait found in almost all titanosaur species and one of Argentinosaurus' closest relatives, Mendozasaurus.

### In-Game Trivia

"*Now, I've seen skeletons of Argentinosaurus before, but nothing can prepare you for the sheer immensity of this dinosaur in the flesh.*"

"*A single vertebrae from the back of this animal could be over a meter and a half tall!*"

"*Hatchlings are absolutely puny by comparison. Without the protection of enormity, young Argentinosaurus are extremely vulnerable, so adults compensate by having as many babies as possible to increase the chances that one of them will reach adulthood. Quantity over quality!*"

"*These titanic sauropods, fittingly called titanosaurs, grow rapidly. Once they reach a certain size, they're virtually untouchable, and have nothing to fear from puny apex predators! Hungry guests, though? Let's hope we don't find out!*"

## Paleontology

Argentinosaurus was a massive sauropod, not only being one of the largest in it's region but also possibly the largest dinosaur to have ever lived, while other dinosaurs of similar size have been discovered, Argentinosaurus still holds the title of likely being the largest of all based on mass estimates. It had an extremely long neck, allowing it access to foliage other herbivorous dinosaurs would be unable to reach. Similar to other sauropods, Argentinosaurus had a keratinized lip, forming a rough beak-like covering around the animals mouth, allowing it to browse through the often pokey and sharp branches with ease. Much like other herbivorous dinosaurs, Argentinosaurus most likely swallowed stones, also known as gastroliths, to aid in digestion by helping to grind down the immense amount of plant matter it consumed on a daily basis.

Argentinosaurus was found in 1987 by a rancher who mistook it as a piece of petrified wood. It was officially named in 1993 by paleontologists Jose Bonaparte and Rodolfo Coria and its name means "Argentinian lizard".

## Gallery

* Photos
* Renders
* Concept Art

A duo of Argentinosaurus' march through a tropical environment as an Ankylosaurus sleeps and Dryosaurus walks by.A group of Argentinosaurus in a thick tropical jungle.A pair of Argentinosaurus in a sunny arid environment.Argentinosaurus compared to a Brachiosaurus ingame.Argentinosaurus compared to a Brachiosaurus ingame.Argentinosaurus compared to a Brachiosaurus ingame from behind.An Argentinosaurus between a Mammuthus and a Paraceratherium.An Argentinosaurus at night.Argentinosaurus in an open enclosure.

Argentinosaurus Render.Closeup Detail on an Argentinosaurus' Head.Argentinosaurus Birds Eye Render.Argentinosaurus Worms Eye Render.Render of Argentinosaurus' Coral skin from Cindy's ArtStation.Render of Argentinosaurus' Canopy skin from Cindy's ArtStation.Render of Argentinosaurus' Copper skin from Cindy's ArtStation.Detail of Argentinosaurus' Copper skin from Cindy's ArtStation.Detail of Argentinosaurus' Copper skin from Cindy's ArtStation.A render comparing an outdated Argentinosaurus model to a newer model.All Argentinosaurus Skins.CopperCanopyCoralArgentinosaurus Species Profile.

Old Argentinosaurus Concept Art.2014 Argentinosaurus Concept Art.
## Trivia

* Argentinosaurus is the biggest animal in Prehistoric Kingdom.
* When in sufficiently deep water Argentinosaurus and Brachiosaurus will have their hindquarters float up in a bizarre looking swimming posture. This is based on real fossils as there is a set of sauropod swim-tracks that shows a sauropod walking along the bottom of a body of water using only its front limbs, with its back limbs floating closer to the surface.
* Popular due to its unprecedented size, Argentinosaurus has appeared in a few pieces of media, most notably the *Walking with Dinosaurs* spinoff, *Chased by Dinosaurs*, in which it was the subject of a full episode. This special was hosted by Nigel Marven, who has the only voice acting role in Prehistoric Kingdom so far.