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Arcusaurus pereirabdalorum

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Dinosaur: Arcusaurus pereirabdalorum

Jurassic: 201.4–190.8 Ma
Type: Sauropod

Length*:2.3 m7.5 ft
Weight*:42 kg93 lb
ESR: 2 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Africa

Area: Africa


Period

Epoch: Early Jurassic
Stage: Hettangian-Sinemurian
Years: 201.4–190.8 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Yates, Bonnan & Neveling
Year: 2011

Distribution

Area: Africa
Country: South Africa
Region: Free State
Formation: Upper Elliot


Locations


Sources

Material: Partial skull and distal caudal vertebra (two individuals ?), referred several other bones.
References: Yates, Adam M.; Matthew F. Bonnan; Johann Neveling (2011). "A new basal sauropodomorph dinosaur from the Early Jurassic of South Africa".

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