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Dinosaur: Aragosaurus ischiaticus
| Length*: | 14.2 m | 46.6 ft |
| Weight*: | 7.9 t | 17,416 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Jurassic
Stage: Late Kimmeridgian-Early Tithonian
Years: 154.8–145 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Sanz et al.
Year: 1987
Distribution
Area: Europe
Country: Spain
Region: Aragon
Formation: Villar del Arzobispo
Locations
Sources
Material: Cervical and dorsal ribs, caudal vertebrae, haemal arches, two scapulae, coracoid, two ischia, pubis, humerus, radius, ulna, femur and other fragments.
References: Canudo, J.I., Gasca, J.M., Moreno, M., Aurell, M. (2011). New information about the stratigraphic position and age of the sauropod Aragosaurus ischiaticus from the Early Cretaceous of the Iberian Peninsula.
