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Dinosaur: Amazonsaurus maranhensis
| Length*: | 10.5 m | 34.4 ft |
| Weight*: | 2.5 t | 5,512 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Aptian-Albian
Years: 121.4–100.5 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Carvalho et al.
Year: 2003
Distribution
Area: South America
Country: Brazil
Region: Maranhão
Formation: Itapecuru
Locations
Sources
Material: Vertebrae, neural spines, chevrons, ilium, partial pubis, and three ribs.
References: Carvalho, I.S., Avilla, L.S., & Salgado, L. (2003). Amazonsaurus maranhensis gen. et sp. nov. (Sauropoda, Diplodocoidea) from the Lower Cretaceous (Aptian–Albian) of Brazil.
