Saltasaurus

Saltasaurus
Creature information Family Saltasauridae Species S. loricatus Time period 80 million years ago (episode) 70 to 65 million years ago (real life) Located in South America Diet plants Serial information Appears in "Alpha's Egg" Deaths caused Dragonfly

“	One of the biggest dinosaurs alive. These titans are called Saltasaurus.	”
	— Narrator, Alpha's Egg

Saltasaurus is a genus of titanosaurid sauropod dinosaur that lived 80-66 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period in the Mesozoic era. Alpha, who is a Saltasaurus, was the central character of Dinosaur Planet's fourth and final episode, Alpha's Egg.

In Dinosaur Planet

"Alpha's Egg"

Saltasaurus is the main subject of the episode. The scene with the eggs drowning is a reenactment of what may have happened to the fossilized nests discovered in the Auca Mahuevo dig-site.

Trivia

• Saltasaurus is the first sauropod discovered to be armored.
• They are re-used Titanosaur models from Pod's Travels but with different color schemes. They could also be Neuquensaurus.

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