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Dinosaur: Barosaurus lentus
| Length*: | 37 m | 121.4 ft |
| Weight*: | 31 t | 68,343 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Jurassic
Stage: Late Kimmeridgian-Early Tithonian
Years: 154.8–145 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Marsh
Year: 1890
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: South Dakota, Utah
Formation: Morrison
Locations
Sources
Material: Several partial skeletons (at least two) and referred bones.
References: Tschopp, E., Mateus, O. & Benson, R.B.J. (2015) "A specimen-level phylogenetic analysis and taxonomic revision of Diplodocidae (Dinosauria, Sauropoda)".
