Diodorus scytobrachion
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Dinosaur: Diodorus scytobrachion
| Length*: | 1.75 m | 5.7 ft |
| Weight*: | 15.5 kg | 34 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Triassic
Stage: Carnian-Norian
Years: 237–208.5 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Kammerer, Nesbitt & Shubin
Year: 2011
Distribution
Area: Africa
Country: Morocco
Region: Souss-Massa
Formation: Timezgadiouine
Classification
Locations
Sources
Material: Partial right dentary, referred teeth, humeri, metatarsal and femur.
References: Kammerer, C.F., Nesbitt, S.J., Shubin, N.H. (2012). The first basal dinosauriform (Silesauridae) from the Late Triassic of Morocco.
