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Dinosaur: Coloradisaurus brevis
| Length*: | 6.3 m | 20.7 ft |
| Weight*: | 600 kg | 1,323 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Triassic
Stage: Norian
Years: 227–208.5 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Galton
Year: 1990
Distribution
Area: South America
Country: Argentina
Region: La Rioja
Formation: Los Colorados
Locations
Sources
Material: Two partial skeletons with skulls.
References: Apaldetti, C., Martinez, R. N., Pol, D., & Souter, T. (2014). Redescription of the Skull of Coloradisaurus brevis (Dinosauria, Sauropodomorpha) from the Late Triassic Los Colorados Formation of the Ischigualasto-Villa Union Basin, northwestern Argentina.
