BIBLIOGRAFIA |
| DEL CORRO G. |
| 1975 |
| Un nuevo sauropodo del Cretácico Superior. Chubutisaurus insignis gen. et sp. nov. (Saurischia-Chubutisauridae nov.) del Cretácico Superior (Chubutiano), Chubut, Argentina. |
| Actas I Congreso Argentino de Paleontologia y Bioestratigrafia. Tucumán, 1974. |
| Actas 2: 229-240 |
| Paleontologia, Vertebrata, Dinosauri, Cretaceous, Titanosauria, Incertae sedis, Chubutisaurus insignis |
| In this work (preliminary) are described the fossil remainders of a gigantic Sauropod Reptile from the Upper Chubutian (Upper Cretaceous) -probably Senonian- whose typical locality is in the Departamento de Paso de Indios, province of Chubut. It is a big Sauropod, of heavy construction, with the cervical vertebrae concave-convex, with great pneumatic cavities in both upper halves, separate by a bony bar. The dorsals are big probably with great neural spines and with great and deep cavities (pleurocoelus condition), structure cavernous. flatened and the distal one concave, with great transverse apophysis and neural spines separate, short and stout, the more distal vertebrae without such apophysis, which are slightly amphicoelie. Big femur, of solid construction, fourth trochanter slightly prominent. Radius stout, with distal end of triangular shape. The fore limbs shorter than the hind limbs. Due to these characteristics which, by one hand differ completely from those of the known Titanosaurids, and as they are not in accord with those of the known Sauropods from the Cretaceous, such Sauropod is named Chubutisaurus insignis gen. et sp. nov. and the family Chubutisauridae, nov. is founded. |
| Argentina, Patagonia Region, Chubut Province, Cerro Barcino, Paso de Indios. Cerro Barcino Formation. |
