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Dinosaur: "Barosaurus" affinis
| Length*: | 15.5 m | 50.9 ft |
| Weight*: | 8.5 t | 18,739 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Jurassic
Stage: Kimmeridgian-Tithonian
Years: 154.8–145 Ma
Details
Status: nomen dubium
Author: Marsh
Year: 1899
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: South Dakota
Formation: Morrison
Sources
Material: One complete and one incomplete metatarsal.
References: Tschopp, E., Mateus, O. & Benson, R.B.J. (2015) "A specimen-level phylogenetic analysis and taxonomic revision of Diplodocidae (Dinosauria, Sauropoda)".
