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Dinosaur: Bothriospondylus suffossus
| Length*: | 7.9 m | 25.9 ft |
| Weight*: | 2.1 t | 4,630 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Jurassic
Stage: Kimmeridgian
Years: 154.8–149.2 Ma
Details
Status: nomen dubium
Author: Owen
Year: 1875
Distribution
Area: Europe
Country: United Kingdom
Region: England
Formation: Kimmeridge Clay
Sources
Material: Four dorsal and three sacral centra.
References: MANNION, P. D. (2010). A revision of the sauropod dinosaur genus “Bothriospondylus” with a redescription of the type material of the Middle Jurassic form “B. madagascariensis.
