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Rocasaurus muniozi was a species of titanosaurian sauropod that belonged to the family of saltasaurid dinosaurs. Their fossils were found from the Allen Formation in Río Negro Province of northern Patagonia, Argentina. That evidence suggested that they lived from the middle Campanian age to the Maastrichtian age during the Late Cretaceous period.
Its pronunciation is 'Ro-ca-sore-us'.
Rocasaurus muniozi was a species of titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur that belonged to the family saltasaurid dinosaurs.
Rocasaurus roamed the Earth during the Late Cretaceous period, mainly from the middle Campanian age to the Maastrichtian age.
It's not known when exactly Rocasaurus became Extinct.
The two fossils of the Rocasaurus muniozi skeleton that scientists found to date have been discovered from the Allen Formation in Río Negro Province of northern Patagonian locality, Argentina, South America. Hence, Rocasaurus probably lived in Argentina, South America.
The habitat of these Late Cretaceous period dinosaurs was terrestrial.
It's not known whether Rocasaurus lived in groups or not.
It's not known how long Rocasaurus lived.
Rocasaurus were oviparous in nature.
Not much is known about the appearance of Rocasaurus muniozi. It is unknown if their teeth were strong, if they had a tendency to bite, or if they were slimy.
Only two Rocasaurus specimens have been found to date. Hence, the total number of bones they had is unknown.
There is no evidence of how the titanosaurian sauropod communicated.
Rocasaurus could grow up to around 26 ft (8 m) in length.
Due to their large size, this sauropod were probably slow.
It's not known how much they weighed.
Males and females had no specific names.
A baby Rocasaurus was called a juvenile.
Rocasaurus were herbivorous dinosaurs, so they only fed on all kinds of plant materials.
It's not known whether Rocasaurus was aggressive in nature.
Rocosaurus means 'General Roca lizard'. General Roca is a town close to which they were found.
*We've been unable to source an image of Rocasaurus and have used an image of Saltasaurus instead. If you are able to provide us with a royalty-free image of Rocasaurus, we would be happy to credit you. Please contact us at [email protected].
**We've been unable to source an image of Rocasaurus and have used an image of Diplodocus instead. If you are able to provide us with a royalty-free image of Rocasaurus, we would be happy to credit you. Please contact us at [email protected].
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Kidadl provides inspiration to entertain and educate your children. We recognise that not all activities and ideas are appropriate and suitable for all children and families or in all circumstances. Our recommended activities are based on age but these are a guide. We recommend that these ideas are used as inspiration, that ideas are undertaken with appropriate adult supervision, and that each adult uses their own discretion and knowledge of their children to consider the safety and suitability.
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