DinosauriaEusaurischiaGuaibasauridaeLate TriassicSaurischiaSauropodomorphaSouth America

Saturnalia tupiniquim

Dinosaur: Saturnalia tupiniquim

Triassic: 237–227 Ma
Type: Sauropod

Length*:1.7 m5.6 ft
Weight*:6 kg13 lb
ESR: 3.5 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen


Period

Epoch: Late Triassic
Stage: Middle Carnian
Years: 237–227 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Langer et al.
Year: 1999

Distribution

Area: South America
Country: Brazil
Region: Rio Grande do Sul
Formation: Santa Maria


Sources

Material: 3 partial skeletons with skull framents.
References: Langer, M.C., Abdala, F., Richter, M., Benton, M.J. (1999). A sauropodomorph dinosaur from the Upper Triassic (Carnian) of southern Brazil.

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