DinosauriaEuropeEusaurischiaLate TriassicSaurischiaSauropodomorpha

Dimodosaurus poligniensis

Dinosaur: Dimodosaurus poligniensis

Triassic: 227–208.5 Ma
Type: Sauropod

Length*:7.7 m25.3 ft
Weight*:1.2 tons2,646 lb
ESR: 2 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Europe

Area: Europe


Period

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

Details

Status: nomen dubium
Author: Pidancet & Chopard
Year: 1862

Distribution

Area: Europe
Country: France
Region: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Formation: Marnes Irisees Superieures

Classification

Dinosauria
Saurischia
Eusaurischia
Sauropodomorpha


Sources

Material: Dorsal vertebrae, sacrum, ilium, hindlimb.
References: Galton (1998) The prosauropod dinosaur Plateosaurus (Dimodosaurus) poligniensis (PIDANCET & CHOPARD, 1862) (Upper Triassic, Poligny, France).

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