富塔(ta)(ta)隆柯龍(long)(long)化石于(yu)(yu)(yu)2000年在阿根廷內烏肯省發現,2007年10月17日挖掘。它的化石有三組標本,其(qi)中包括一(yi)成(cheng)年個(ge)體與兩個(ge)未(wei)成(cheng)年個(ge)體,可建(jian)構出整(zheng)體骨骼(ge)的70%,被認為是目前(qian)最為完整(zheng)的巨型恐龍(long)(long)化石之一(yi)。其(qi)中成(cheng)年個(ge)體出土頸部(bu)長(chang)達7.9米,出土的脊柱就重約(yue)8噸。估計長(chang)26米,體重約(yue)40噸。富塔(ta)(ta)隆柯龍(long)(long)是大型植(zhi)食性的恐龍(long)(long),生(sheng)存于(yu)(yu)(yu)約(yue)9100萬年~8800萬年前(qian)晚白堊(e)世的科(ke)尼亞克階(jie)。富塔(ta)(ta)隆柯龍(long)(long)組裝的骨架現于(yu)(yu)(yu)拉普(pu)拉塔(ta)(ta)博(bo)物館,曾在美(mei)國(guo)佐治亞州亞特蘭(lan)大的羊齒植(zhi)物自(zi)然生(sheng)態博(bo)物館內展(zhan)出。
在Jorge Calvo等(deng)人的系(xi)統發生學分析中(zhong),發現富塔隆(long)(long)柯龍是(shi)屬于(yu)泰(tai)坦巨龍科(ke)(現等(deng)于(yu)Lithostrotia演(yan)化支(zhi))的,并與門(men)多薩龍(Mendozasaurus)是(shi)近親(qin)。他們從而成立了一個包括富塔隆(long)(long)柯龍及門(men)多薩龍,并它們的共同祖先及后代的新演(yan)化支(zhi),稱為隆(long)(long)柯龍類(Lognkosauria)。
發現富塔(ta)隆柯(ke)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)位(wei)點(dian)附近,亦發現有魚(yu)類及樹(shu)葉(xie)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)化石,可(ke)(ke)見在當時的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)巴(ba)(ba)塔(ta)哥(ge)尼亞(ya)是一(yi)個熱帶(dai)氣候的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)地方。除了(le)富塔(ta)隆柯(ke)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)外,在同一(yi)位(wei)點(dian)上亦發現了(le)其他的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)動(dong)物群,包括幾類未被命名的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)蜥腳(jiao)下(xia)目(mu)、大盜龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)、半(ban)鳥(niao)及側頸(jing)龜亞(ya)目(mu)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)標(biao)本。該地層名為波特阻絡組(Portezuelo Formation),屬(shu)內烏肯群,位(wei)于利桑德(de)羅山組之上,波特阻絡組之下(xia)。除富塔(ta)隆柯(ke)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long),當地還發現了(le)大盜龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)科(ke)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)大盜龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long),阿瓦(wa)拉慈龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)科(ke)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)巴(ba)(ba)塔(ta)哥(ge)尼亞(ya)爪(zhua)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long),馳(chi)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)科(ke)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)彭巴(ba)(ba)盜龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long),馳(chi)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)科(ke)半(ban)鳥(niao)亞(ya)科(ke)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)半(ban)鳥(niao)(佩氏和科(ke)馬約(yue)兩種),可(ke)(ke)能屬(shu)于半(ban)鳥(niao)屬(shu)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)馳(chi)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)科(ke)半(ban)鳥(niao)亞(ya)科(ke)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)內烏肯盜龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long),蜥腳(jiao)類的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)馬拉圭龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)、巴(ba)(ba)約(yue)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long),鳥(niao)臀目(mu)薄板類的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)巨謎龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long),翼(yi)(yi)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)類神龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)翼(yi)(yi)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)科(ke)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)阿根廷(ting)翼(yi)(yi)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)。