Antarctosaurus was a herbivore. It lived in the Cretaceous period and inhabited South America. Its fossils have been found in places such as Argentina, Minas Gerais (Brazil) and Río Negro (Uruguay).

Quick facts about Antarctosaurus:

  • Existed from 89.8 million years ago to Maastrichtian Age
  • Lived in a terrestrial habitat
  • Was a herbivore
  • Reproduced by laying eggs
  • 8 different specimens have been found by paleontologists

All the Antarctosaurus illustrations below were collected from the internet. Enjoy and explore:

Antarctosaurus was described by the following scientific paper(s):
  • K. N. Prasad and K. K. Verma. 1967. Occurence of dinosaurian remains from the Lameta beds of Umrer, Nagpur district, Maharashtra. Current Science 36(20):547-548
  • F. v. Huene. 1929. Los sauriquios y ornitisquios del Cretáceo argentino. Anales del Museo de La Plata, serie 2 3:1-196
  • F. v. Huene. 1929. Terrestrische Oberkreide in Uruguay [The terrestrial Upper Cretaceous in Uruguay]. Centralblatt für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paläontologie Abteilung B 1929:107-112