Saltasaurus

- Pronunciation: salt-uh-SAWR-us
- Translation: Salta Lizard
- Order: Saurischia
- Suborder: Sauropodomorpha
- Infraorder: Sauropoda
- Family: Titanosauridae
- Height: 16 feet (4.9 meters)
- Length: 40 feet (12.2 meters)
- Period: Late Cretaceous
- Description: Herbivore, Quadrupedal
- Notes: The first sauropod known to be armored, Saltasauruswas found in Argentina. Its broad back and sides were guardedby small bony studs and several bony plates.