Berberosaurus liassicus
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Dinosaur: Berberosaurus liassicus
| Length*: | 5.1 m | 16.7 ft |
| Weight*: | 220 kg | 485 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Jurassic
Stage: Pliensbachian-Toarcian
Years: 190.8–174.7 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Allain et al.
Year: 2007
Distribution
Area: Africa
Country: Morocco
Region: Drâa-Tafilalet
Formation: Toundoute Continental Series
Locations
Sources
Material: Cervical vertebra, leg bones, sacral vertebrae.
References: Allain, Tykoski, Aquesbi, Jalil, Monbaron, Russell and Taquet, (2007). An abelisauroid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Early Jurassic of the High Atlas Mountains, Morocco, and the radiation of ceratosaurs.
