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Dinosaur: Tangvayosaurus hoffeti
| Length*: | 22.8 m | 74.8 ft |
| Weight*: | 17.5 t | 38,581 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Aptian-Albian
Years: 121.4–100.5 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Allain et al.
Year: 1999
Distribution
Area: Asia
Country: Laos
Region: Savannakhet
Formation: Grès supérieurs
Locations
Sources
Material: Partial skeleton (vertebrae, limb bones, ribs and other fragments). Referred femur ?, caudal vertebra ?
References: Allain, R., Taquet, P., Battail, B., Dejax, J., Richir, P., Véran, M., … Phouyavong, S. (1999). Un nouveau genre de dinosaure sauropode de la formation des Grès supérieurs (Aptien-Albien) du Laos.
