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Dinosaur: Ampelosaurus atacis
| Length*: | 16 m | 52.5 ft |
| Weight*: | 15 t | 33,069 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Late Campanian-Early Maastrichtian
Years: 83.6–66 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Le Loeuff
Year: 1995
Distribution
Area: Europe
Country: France
Region: Occitania
Formation: Marnes Rouges Inferieures, Gres de Saint-Chinian, Gres de Labarre
Locations
Sources
Material: Over 500 bones, at least a dozen specimens.
References: Le Loeuff, J. (1995). "Ampelosaurus atacis (nov. gen., nov. sp.), un nouveau Titanosauridae (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) du Crétacé supérieur de la Haute Vallée de l'Aude (France)".
Le Loeuff, J. (2005). "Osteology of Ampelosaurus atacis (Titanosauria) from Southern France".
