Rocasaurus was a herbivore. It lived in the Cretaceous period and inhabited South America. Its fossils have been found in places such as Argentina.

Quick facts about Rocasaurus:

  • Existed from 83.5 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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Rocasaurus was described by the following scientific paper(s):
  • J. E. Powell. 1987. Hallazgo de un dinosaurio hadrosaurido (Ornithischia, Ornithopoda) en la Formación Allen (Cretácico Superior) de Salitral Moreno, Provincia de Río Negro, Argentina [Discovery of a hadrosaurid dinosaur (Ornithischia, Ornithopoda) in the Allen Formation (Upper Cretaceous) of Salitral Moreno, Río Negro Province, Argentina]. Decimo Congreso Geológico Argentino, San Miguel de Tucumán. Asociación Geológica Argentina y Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Actas 3:149-152