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Dinosaur: Sarahsaurus aurifontanalis
| Length*: | 4.3 m | 14.1 ft |
| Weight*: | 190 kg | 419 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Jurassic
Stage: Sinemurian-Pliensbachian
Years: 199.3–182.7 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Rowe, Sues & Reisz
Year: 2011
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: Arizona
Formation: Kayenta
Locations
Sources
Material: 3 skeletons also with skulls.
References: Marsh AD, Rowe TB (2018) “Anatomy and systematics of the sauropodomorph Sarahsaurus aurifontanalis from the Early Jurassic Kayenta Formation”.
