Rinconsaurus is a genus of dinosaurs that lived in the Upper Cretaceous from the Lithostrotia clade. The type species Rinconsaurus caudamirus was described by Calvo and Riga in 2003 using three partial skeletons.
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Description
Like all sauropods, the rhinconzaurus had a very long neck. Although the fossil finds are incomplete - there is no full neck or head, the rhinconzaur is estimated to be 11 meters long and about 2.5 meters high. Unfortunately, one part of the rhinconzaura skull was restored.