富(fu)塔(ta)隆(long)柯(ke)(ke)龍化(hua)石于(yu)2000年在阿根廷內烏肯省(sheng)發現,2007年10月17日挖掘。它的(de)(de)化(hua)石有(you)三組標本,其(qi)中包括(kuo)一成年個體(ti)與兩個未(wei)成年個體(ti),可建構出(chu)整體(ti)骨骼的(de)(de)70%,被認(ren)為(wei)是(shi)目前(qian)最為(wei)完整的(de)(de)巨型恐龍化(hua)石之一。其(qi)中成年個體(ti)出(chu)土頸部(bu)長(chang)達(da)7.9米(mi),出(chu)土的(de)(de)脊柱就(jiu)重約(yue)(yue)8噸(dun)。估計長(chang)26米(mi),體(ti)重約(yue)(yue)40噸(dun)。富(fu)塔(ta)隆(long)柯(ke)(ke)龍是(shi)大型植食性(xing)的(de)(de)恐龍,生(sheng)存于(yu)約(yue)(yue)9100萬年~8800萬年前(qian)晚白堊(e)世的(de)(de)科尼亞(ya)克階(jie)。富(fu)塔(ta)隆(long)柯(ke)(ke)龍組裝(zhuang)的(de)(de)骨架(jia)現于(yu)拉(la)普拉(la)塔(ta)博(bo)物館(guan),曾在美國佐治亞(ya)州亞(ya)特(te)蘭大的(de)(de)羊齒植物自然生(sheng)態博(bo)物館(guan)內展出(chu)。
在Jorge Calvo等(deng)人的(de)(de)系統發生學分析中,發現(xian)富塔隆(long)(long)柯龍是(shi)屬于(yu)泰坦巨龍科(現(xian)等(deng)于(yu)Lithostrotia演(yan)化支(zhi)(zhi))的(de)(de),并(bing)與門多薩(sa)龍(Mendozasaurus)是(shi)近(jin)親。他們從(cong)而成立了一個包(bao)括富塔隆(long)(long)柯龍及門多薩(sa)龍,并(bing)它們的(de)(de)共同祖先及后代的(de)(de)新演(yan)化支(zhi)(zhi),稱為隆(long)(long)柯龍類(Lognkosauria)。
發(fa)現富(fu)塔隆(long)柯龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)的(de)位(wei)(wei)點附近,亦發(fa)現有魚類(lei)及(ji)樹葉的(de)化石,可見(jian)在當時的(de)巴(ba)塔哥尼(ni)亞是一(yi)個熱帶氣候的(de)地方(fang)。除(chu)了(le)富(fu)塔隆(long)柯龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)外,在同一(yi)位(wei)(wei)點上(shang)亦發(fa)現了(le)其他的(de)動物群,包括(kuo)幾類(lei)未被(bei)命名的(de)蜥腳下目、大盜龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)、半(ban)鳥(niao)(niao)及(ji)側頸龜亞目的(de)標本。該地層名為波特阻(zu)絡(luo)組(Portezuelo Formation),屬(shu)內(nei)烏肯(ken)群,位(wei)(wei)于利桑德羅山組之上(shang),波特阻(zu)絡(luo)組之下。除(chu)富(fu)塔隆(long)柯龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long),當地還(huan)發(fa)現了(le)大盜龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)科(ke)(ke)的(de)大盜龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long),阿瓦拉(la)慈龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)科(ke)(ke)的(de)巴(ba)塔哥尼(ni)亞爪(zhua)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long),馳(chi)(chi)(chi)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)科(ke)(ke)的(de)彭巴(ba)盜龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long),馳(chi)(chi)(chi)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)科(ke)(ke)半(ban)鳥(niao)(niao)亞科(ke)(ke)的(de)半(ban)鳥(niao)(niao)(佩氏和科(ke)(ke)馬約兩種(zhong)),可能(neng)屬(shu)于半(ban)鳥(niao)(niao)屬(shu)的(de)馳(chi)(chi)(chi)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)科(ke)(ke)半(ban)鳥(niao)(niao)亞科(ke)(ke)的(de)內(nei)烏肯(ken)盜龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long),蜥腳類(lei)的(de)馬拉(la)圭龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)、巴(ba)約龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long),鳥(niao)(niao)臀(tun)目薄板(ban)類(lei)的(de)巨(ju)謎龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long),翼(yi)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)類(lei)神龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)翼(yi)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)科(ke)(ke)的(de)阿根廷翼(yi)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)。