Nature · NHM reconstructed total-length estimate
How long is a argentinosaurus huinculensis?
The Natural History Museum lists Argentinosaurus at an estimated 35 meters long. Its incomplete fossils leave much of the whole-body restoration uncertain.
≈ 35 m
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- NHM reconstructed total-length estimate · approximately 35 meters
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The Natural History Museum’s species directory gives 35 meters as its length. Argentinosaurus is known from fragmentary remains, so the number represents a reconstructed estimate rather than the measurement of a complete skeleton.
The long neck and tail are extended to show the selected total length. Missing anatomy is restored using related titanosaurs, while the skin, coloration and exact proportions remain interpretive. The illustration cannot establish an independently measured neck length or shoulder height.
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The Natural History Museum lists Argentinosaurus at an estimated 35 meters long. Its incomplete fossils leave much of the whole-body restoration uncertain.
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The 35-meter value is an estimate from incomplete remains.
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