DinosauriaEusaurischiaLate TriassicMassopodaMassospondylidaePlateosauriaSaurischiaSauropodomorphaSouth America

Coloradisaurus brevis

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Dinosaur: Coloradisaurus brevis

Triassic: 227–208.5 Ma
Type: Sauropod

Length*:6.3 m20.7 ft
Weight*:600 kg1,323 lb
ESR: 3 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen


Period

Epoch: Late Triassic
Stage: Norian
Years: 227–208.5 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Galton
Year: 1990

Distribution

Area: South America
Country: Argentina
Region: La Rioja
Formation: Los Colorados


Locations


Sources

Material: Two partial skeletons with skulls.
References: Apaldetti, C., Martinez, R. N., Pol, D., & Souter, T. (2014). Redescription of the Skull of Coloradisaurus brevis (Dinosauria, Sauropodomorpha) from the Late Triassic Los Colorados Formation of the Ischigualasto-Villa Union Basin, northwestern Argentina.

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