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Dinosaur: Brontosaurus excelsus
| Length*: | 21 m | 68.9 ft |
| Weight*: | 16 t | 35,274 lb |
| Speed: | 20 km/h | 12 mph |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Jurassic
Stage: Late Kimmeridgian
Years: 154.8–149.2 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Marsh
Year: 1879
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: Wyoming
Formation: Morrison
Locations
Sources
Material: Majority of skeleton, referred partial skeleton.
References: Tschopp, E., Mateus, O. & Benson, R.B.J. (2015) "A specimen-level phylogenetic analysis and taxonomic revision of Diplodocidae (Dinosauria, Sauropoda)".
