Buriolestes schultzi
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Dinosaur: Buriolestes schultzi
| Length*: | 1.8 m | 5.9 ft |
| Weight*: | 7.4 kg | 16 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Triassic
Stage: Middle Carnian
Years: 237–227 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Furtado Cabreira et al.
Year: 2016
Distribution
Area: South America
Country: Brazil
Region: Rio Grande do Sul
Formation: Santa Maria
Classification
Locations
Sources
Material: Majority of skeleton with partial skull, referred almost complete skeleton with skull.
References: Müller, Langer, Bronzati, Pacheco, Cabreira & Dias-Da-Silva (2018). Early evolution of sauropodomorphs: anatomy and phylogenetic relationships of a remarkably well-preserved dinosaur from the Upper Triassic of southern Brazil.
