Cretaceous
Magyarosaurus
Magyarosaurus dacus
The catalogue presents Magyarosaurus as a herbivore member of Saltasauridae that lived during the Cretaceous, between 70.0–66.0 Ma. Its estimated range is 5.0–6.0 m in length and 900 kg in mass, giving a practical sense of scale. Reference material comes from Sânpetru Formation, Romania. Size and mass are approximations and may change with new fossils or methods.
Evidence-backed summary
For Magyarosaurus, the PBDB records the taxonomic attribution as Huene (1932).
The PBDB places it in Eutitanosauria, and the catalogue record assigns it to the family Saltasauridae.
- PBDB · taxon.parent
- Saltasauridae
In the PBDB record, the reported stratigraphic range is the Maastrichtian.
The PBDB catalogues 7 occurrences, with material from the Densuș-Ciula Formation (3), from the Pui Beds Formation (2) and from the Sebeş Formation (1). Provenance: Romania.
The catalogue records the holotype as NHMUK OR 43527 and the type locality as “Sânpetru Formation, Romania”.
- NHMUK OR 43527
- Sânpetru Formation, Romania
The catalogue's reference measurements are 5.0–6.0 m in length and 900 kg in mass — estimates, which vary with specimen and method.
- 5.0-6.0 m
- 900 kg
The record gathers 33 bibliographic references registered in the PBDB, listed below.
Where it lived
Fossil occurrences on today’s map and in the tectonic reconstruction.
Positions reconstructed by PBDB/GPlates, not observed; this is not an exact habitat map.
Artistic 3D reconstruction
There is no approved species-specific 3D model yet. Generic anatomy will not be presented as if it were evidence.
Physical Specifications
- Length
- 5.0–6.0 m
- Weight
- 900 kg
- Period
- Cretaceous
- Time range
- 70.0–66.0 Ma
Discovery Information
- First Discovery
- 1932
- Described by
- Friedrich von Huene
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Saurischia
- Family
- Saltasauridae
- Genus
- Magyarosaurus
- Species
- M. dacus
Data status
Taxonomic name matched to PBDB and checked on 2026-08-08.
Taxonomic linkage does not automatically validate size, mass, behaviour or appearance.
- Type specimen
- NHMUK OR 43527
- Type locality
- Sânpetru Formation, Romania