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Dinosaur: Galeamopus pabsti
| Length*: | 18.2 m | 59.7 ft |
| Weight*: | 5.1 t | 11,244 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Jurassic
Stage: Latest Kimmeridgian
Years: 154.8–149.2 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Tschopp & Mateus
Year: 2017
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: Wyoming, Colorado
Formation: Morrison
Locations
Sources
Material: Large part of skeleton with fragmentary skull. Referred partial skull.
References: Tschopp, E. & Mateus, O. (2017) Osteology of Galeamopus pabsti sp. nov. (Sauropoda: Diplodocidae), with implications for neurocentral closure timing, and the cervico-dorsal transition in diplodocids.
