Magyarosaurus
Magyarosaurus dacus
Magyarosaurus ("Hungarian lizard") is a genus of dwarf sauropod dinosaur from late Cretaceous Period (early to late Maastrichtian) in today's Transylvania. It is one of the smallest-known adult sauropods, measuring less than 3 m (9.8 ft) long and weighing less than 1,000 kg (2,200 lb). The type and only species is Magyarosaurus dacus. It has been found to be a close relative of Rapetosaurus in the family Saltasauridae in the sauropod clade Titanosauria in a 2005 study.
- Family
- Saltasauridae
- Order
- Saurischia
- Period
- Cretaceous (70.0–66.0 Ma)
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Length
- 5.0–6.0 m
- Weight
- 900 kg
- Type locality
- Sânpetru Formation, Romania
- Holotype
- NHMUK OR 43527
- PBDB
- txn:52883