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I. Introduction to Argentinosaurus
The Argentinosaurus, translated to the Argentine lizard, was believed to be 130 feet long and weighed a whopping 110 tons. It had a 35 to 45 foot long neck with a head size of about 4 to 5 basketballs. The Argentinosaurus was discovered in 1993 by Guillermo Heredia. It was unearthed in present-day Argentina, and is also named after this South American country. Scientists have not yet found the complete skeleton of the Argentinosaurus. Paleontologists found 4 foot long vertebrae and 5 foot long tibiae belonging to the Argentinosaurus.
Argentinosaurus is classified as a sauropod. A sauropod is a very large, quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur. Sauropods had long necks and tails, small heads and massive limbs. It can also be classified as a titanic sauropod. Titanic sauropods ranged from 7 to 110 feet long with small brains. One question you may have is, was the Argentinosaurus herbivorous – feeding on only plants, or carnivorous – feeding on only meat? It was a herbivore. They ate seed ferns, ferns, club mosses, horsetails, and other varieties of various plants.
Scientists do not know for sure if the Argentinosaurus is the biggest dinosaur, but it is renowned for its size. Argentinosaurus was discovered next to the remains of the Gigantosaurus. The Argentinosaurus was one of the biggest herbivores. It was as long as three school buses end to end. It was also able to gain 100 pounds a day, making it able to gain a ton in only 22 short days.
II. Mesozoic Era: Cretaceous Period
During the Cretaceous period, the continents were traveling through the ocean. The huge landmass, known as the Pangaea, was slowly breaking apart. At the end of the Cretaceous period, 80 million years later, ocean water start...

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...he Cretaceous, Jurassic, and Triassic periods.
V. Us as Humans Compared to the Argentinosaurus.
To start, the male average in the USA for height is five feet, nine inches. The average male’s weight is 195.5 pounds. The female’s average height is five feet, four inches. The female’s average weight is 166.2 pounds. Put together, the average height for an American is five feet, six inches. The average weight for an American is about 181 pounds. Compared to an Argentinosaurus, the average person living in America is about 11/80 the size of a full grown Argentinosaurus, which is comparable to an average adult standing next to a three story building. Measuring by weight, about 1,337 humans could fit inside of a full grown Argentinosaurus. The Argentinosaurus was intimidating and petrifying at first glance, and was one of the biggest land animals to ever roam the Earth.

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