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Dinosaur: Diamantinasaurus matildae
| Length*: | 16 m | 52.5 ft |
| Weight*: | 10 t | 22,046 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Cenomanian-Early Turonian
Years: 100.5–89.8 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Hocknull et al.
Year: 2009
Distribution
Area: Australia
Country: Australia
Region: Queensland
Formation: Winton
Locations
Sources
Material: Two partial skeletons, skull fragments.
References: Poropat, S.F.; Mannion, P.D.; Upchurch, P.; Hocknull, S.A.; Kear, B.P.; Kundrát, M.; Tischler, T.R.; Sloan, T.; Sinapius, G.H.K.; Elliott, J.A.; Elliott, D.A. (2016). "New Australian sauropods shed light on Cretaceous dinosaur palaeobiogeography".
