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Dinosaur: Atsinganosaurus velauciensis
| Length*: | 8.3 m | 27.2 ft |
| Weight*: | 2 t | 4,409 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Late Campanian
Years: 83.6–72.1 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Garcia et al.
Year: 2010
Distribution
Area: Europe
Country: France
Region: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Formation: Argiles et Grès à Reptiles
Locations
Sources
Material: Four articulated posterior dorsal vertebrae, referred several specimens.
References: Verónica Díez Díaz; Géraldine Garcia; Xabier Pereda Suberbiola; Benjamin Jentgen-Ceschino; Koen Stein; Pascal Godefroit; Xavier Valentin (2018). The titanosaurian dinosaur Atsinganosaurus velauciensis (Sauropoda) from the Upper Cretaceous of southern France: New material, phylogenetic affinities, and palaeobiogeographical implications.
