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Dinosaur: Austrosaurus mckillopi
| Length*: | 18.1 m | 59.4 ft |
| Weight*: | 13.2 t | 29,101 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Late Albian
Years: 113–100.5 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Longman
Year: 1933
Distribution
Area: Australia
Country: Australia
Region: Queensland
Formation: Allaru
Locations
Sources
Material: Vertebrae, other fragments (several specimens ?).
References: Poropat, Nair, Syme, Mannion, Upchurch, Hocknull, Cook, Tischler, Holland (2017). "Reappraisal of Austrosaurus mckillopi Longman, 1933 from the Allaru Mudstone of Queensland, Australia's first named Cretaceous sauropod dinosaur".
