Also known as Giganotosaurus type
Where: Neuquén, Argentina (39.5° S, 68.8° W: paleocoordinates 46.6° S, 45.0° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Candeleros Formation (Neuquén Group), Early/Lower Cenomanian (99.6 - 93.5 Ma)
• Río Limay Subgroup
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Collected by R. Carolinii in 1993
Collection methods: quarrying, mechanical,
Primary reference: R. A. Coria and L. Sagado. 1994. A giant theropod from the middle Cretaceous of Patagonia, Argentina. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 14(3, suppl.):22A [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 28460: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 14.02.2003
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Reptilia | |
Giganotosaurus carolinii n. gen. n. sp.
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