Amazonsaurus
Amazonsaurus (/ˌæməzənˈsɔːrəs/ AM-ə-zən-SAWR-əs, "Amazon lizard") is a rebbachisaurid sauropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous Period of what is now South America. It would have been a four-legged herbivore with a long neck and whiplash tail. Amazonsaurus was probably not more than 12 meters (40 ft) long. Its weight was about 5000 kg (5 tons).[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Unrecognized taxon (fix): | Bagualosauria |
| Family: | Rebbachisauridae |
| Genus: | Amazonsaurus Carvalho et al., 2003 |
| Species: | A. maranhensis
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| Amazonsaurus maranhensis Carvalho et al., 2003
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References
- ↑ Paul, G.S., 2010, The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs, Princeton University Press p. 185