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This paleontological restoration is highly hypothetical, as very little fossil material of the animal is known. Use of this image might be controversial.

Reason: Known mostly from some dorsal vertebrae and leg bones
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A hypothetical life restoration of Argentinosaurus huinculensis, a titanosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Argentina, pencil drawing, digital coloring

• Based proportionally on skeletal reconstructions of Argentinosaurus by spinoinwonderland and randomdinos on DeviantArt[1][2] and other titanosaur reconstructions found online. This image is somewhat hypothetical as Argentinosaurus isn't known from complete remains; some of the proportions shown here, such as the neck, tail, forelimb length, and skull shape, are not certain and could be subject to change should more fossil material be found. The missing parts are inspired primarily by the more complete Patagotitan.
• Osteroderms are not yet known in Argentinosaurus. Osteoderms are known from at least 10 titanosaur genera spread across the family tree, including a relative Medozasaurus, but it's not clear if all titanosaurs had them.[3][4] Titanosaur osteoderms are rare and their layout and position on the body are not certain. The position and layout of the osteoderms have been loosely based on this interpretation, which is based on the work of Vidal et al 2015.[5][6]
• The colours and patterns, as with the majority of all prehistoric animal reconstructions, are speculative.


References

  1. ↑ SpinoInWonderland (June 16, 2017). Argentinosaurus huinculensis skeletal. DeviantArt. Retrieved on February 24, 2020.
  2. ↑ randomdinos (October 15, 2017). Argentinosaurus huinculensis schematic. DeviantArt. Retrieved on February 24, 2020.
  3. ↑ González Riga B (2003) A new titanosaur (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) from the Upper Cretaceous of Mendoza, Argentina. Ameghiniana 40 (2)
  4. ↑ Carrano, M.T. and D’Emic, M.D. 2015 'Osteoderms of the titanosaur sauropod dinosaur Alamosaurus sanjuanensis Gilmore, 1922'. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.
  5. ↑ Vidal, Daniel (2015). Osteodermos de Titanosaurio de Armuña - Titanosaur Osteoderms from the Upper Cretaceous of Armuña (Segovia, Spain). Blogger. Retrieved on February 24, 2020.
  6. ↑ Vidal, Daniel (2014-08-13). "Titanosaur Osteoderms from the Upper Cretaceous of Lo Hueco (Spain) and Their Implications on the Armor of Laurasian Titanosaurs". PLoS ONE 9 (8): e102488. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0102488. PMID 25118985. PMC: PMC4131861. ISSN 1932-6203.
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current23:50, 23 February 2020Thumbnail for version as of 23:50, 23 February 20201,280 × 533 (124 KB)Steveoc 86Minor adjustments
16:24, 20 January 2019Thumbnail for version as of 16:24, 20 January 20191,280 × 533 (124 KB)MathKnightremoved artifacts on the margins, brightens head
22:27, 14 January 2019Thumbnail for version as of 22:27, 14 January 20191,280 × 533 (119 KB)Steveoc 86Update proportions to better emulate related titanosaurs.
23:03, 22 October 2017Thumbnail for version as of 23:03, 22 October 2017800 × 275 (53 KB)IJReidLess flacid neck, more general head, deeper torso, longer tail, general cleaning
21:56, 22 October 2017Thumbnail for version as of 21:56, 22 October 2017800 × 238 (42 KB)IJReidReverted, has proportions similar to Patagotitan already
09:32, 12 April 2015Thumbnail for version as of 09:32, 12 April 2015695 × 227 (47 KB)Dinoguy2Update proportions based on Dreadnaughtus
21:33, 27 February 2011Thumbnail for version as of 21:33, 27 February 2011800 × 238 (42 KB)FunkMonkfix legs
06:24, 19 October 2007Thumbnail for version as of 06:24, 19 October 2007800 × 238 (15 KB)ArthurWeasley~commonswiki
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