Rapetosaurus was a herbivore. It lived in the Cretaceous period and inhabited Madagascar.
Quick facts about Rapetosaurus:
- Existed from 72.1 million years ago to 66 million years ago
- Lived in a terrestrial habitat
- Was a herbivore
- Reproduced by laying eggs
- 2 different specimens have been found by paleontologists
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Rapetosaurus was described by the following scientific paper(s):
- R. R. Rogers and J. H. Hartman. 2000. Stratigraphic analysis of Upper Cretaceous rocks in the Mahajanga Basin, northwestern Madagascar: implications for ancient and modern faunas. Journal of Geology 108:275-301
- C. A. Forster and L. M. Chiappe. 1996. The first Cretaceous bird from Madagascar. Nature 382:532-535
