Gamatavus antiquus
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Dinosaur: Gamatavus antiquus
| Length*: | 100 cm | 3.3 ft |
| Weight*: | 3 kg | 7 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Middle Triassic - Late Triassic
Stage: Latest Ladinian-Earliest Carnian
Years: 237-228 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Pretto et al.
Year: 2022
Distribution
Area: South America
Country: Brazil
Region: Rio Grande do Sul
Formation: Santa Maria
Classification
Locations
Sources
Material: Partial right ilium, referred partial left femur and 4 incomplete vertebrae.
References: Pretto et al. (2022). "The oldest South American silesaurid: New remains from the Middle Triassic (Pinheiros-Chiniquá Sequence, Dinodontosaurus Assemblage Zone) increase the time range of silesaurid fossil record in southern Brazil".
