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Dinosaur: Sigilmassasaurus brevicollis
| Length*: | 10.1 m | 33.1 ft |
| Weight*: | 2.2 t | 4,850 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Cenomanian
Years: 100.5–93.9 Ma
Details
Status: valid /S > Spinosaurus aegyptiacus
Author: Russell
Year: 1996
Distribution
Area: Africa
Country: Morocco
Region: Drâa-Tafilalet
Formation: Kem Kem Beds
Sources
Material: Vertebrae (mostly dorsal vertebrae), many referred bones (problematic).
References: Evers, Rauhut, Milner, McFeeters and Allain, (2015). A reappraisal of the morphology and systematic position of the theropod dinosaur Sigilmassasaurus from the "middle" Cretaceous of Morocco.
