<p>A hypothetical life restoration of <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentinosaurus_huinculensis" class="extiw" title="w:Argentinosaurus huinculensis">Argentinosaurus huinculensis</a></i>, a titanosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Argentina, pencil drawing, digital coloring
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<dl><dd>• Based proportionally on skeletal reconstructions of <i>Argentinosaurus</i> by spinoinwonderland and randomdinos on DeviantArt<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup> and other titanosaur reconstructions found online. This image is somewhat hypothetical as <i>Argentinosaurus</i> isn't known from complete remains; some of the proportions shown here, such as the neck, tail, forelimb length, and skull shape, are not certain and could be subject to change should more fossil material be found. The missing parts are inspired primarily by the more complete <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patagotitan" class="extiw" title="w:Patagotitan">Patagotitan</a></i>.</dd>
<dd>• <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteoderm" class="extiw" title="w:Osteoderm">Osteroderms</a> are not yet known in <i>Argentinosaurus</i>. Osteoderms are known from at least 10 titanosaur genera spread across the family tree, including a relative <i>Medozasaurus</i>, but it's not clear if all titanosaurs had them.<sup id="cite_ref-Riga2003Mendozasaurus_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Riga2003Mendozasaurus-3">[3]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-carranoetal2015_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-carranoetal2015-4">[4]</a></sup> Titanosaur osteoderms are rare and their layout and position on the body are not certain. The position and layout of the osteoderms have been loosely based on this interpretation, which is based on the work of Vidal et al 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a></sup></dd>
<dd>• The colours and patterns, as with the majority of all prehistoric animal reconstructions, are speculative.</dd></dl><p><br></p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="References">References</span></h2>
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<ol class="references"><li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">SpinoInWonderland (<span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2017-06-16">June 16, 2017</span>). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.deviantart.com/spinoinwonderland/art/Argentinosaurus-huinculensis-skeletal-686736267">Argentinosaurus huinculensis skeletal</a>. <i>DeviantArt</i>. Retrieved on <span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2020-02-24">February 24, 2020</span>.</span>
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<li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-2">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">randomdinos (<span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2017-10-15">October 15, 2017</span>). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.deviantart.com/randomdinos/art/Argentinosaurus-huinculensis-schematic-709919163">Argentinosaurus huinculensis schematic</a>. <i>DeviantArt</i>. Retrieved on <span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2020-02-24">February 24, 2020</span>.</span>
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<li id="cite_note-Riga2003Mendozasaurus-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-Riga2003Mendozasaurus_3-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">  González Riga B (2003) A new titanosaur (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) from the Upper Cretaceous of Mendoza, Argentina. Ameghiniana 40 (2) </span>
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<li id="cite_note-carranoetal2015-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-carranoetal2015_4-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"> Carrano, M.T. and D’Emic, M.D.  2015 'Osteoderms of the titanosaur sauropod dinosaur Alamosaurus sanjuanensis Gilmore, 1922'. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.</span>
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<li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-5">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Vidal, Daniel (2015). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://raptordanny.blogspot.com/2014/10/osteodermos-de-titanosaurio-de-armuna.html">Osteodermos de Titanosaurio de Armuña - Titanosaur Osteoderms from the Upper Cretaceous of Armuña (Segovia, Spain)</a>. <i>Blogger</i>. Retrieved on <span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2020-02-24">February 24, 2020</span>.</span>
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<li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-6">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><cite style="font-style:normal">Vidal, Daniel (<span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2014-08-13">2014-08-13</span>). "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMCPMC4131861">Titanosaur Osteoderms from the Upper Cretaceous of Lo Hueco (Spain) and Their Implications on the Armor of Laurasian Titanosaurs</a>". <i>PLoS ONE</i> <b>9</b> (8): e102488. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_object_identifier" class="extiw" title="w:Digital object identifier">DOI</a>:<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0102488">10.1371/journal.pone.0102488</a>. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PMID" class="extiw" title="w:PMID">PMID</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25118985">25118985</a>. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PubMed_Central" class="extiw" title="w:PubMed Central">PMC</a>: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMCPMC4131861">PMC4131861</a>. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Standard_Serial_Number" class="extiw" title="en:International Standard Serial Number">ISSN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.worldcat.org/issn/1932-6203">1932-6203</a>.</cite></span>
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