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Dinosaur: Gigantosaurus (1) megalonyx
| Length*: | 16 m | 52.5 ft |
| Weight*: | 9.5 t | 20,944 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Jurassic
Stage: Kimmeridgian-Tithonian
Years: 154.8–145 Ma
Details
Status: nomen dubium
Author: Seeley
Year: 1869
Distribution
Area: Europe
Country: United Kingdom
Region: England
Formation: Kimmeridge Clay
Sources
Material: Isolated vertebrae and limb bones.
References: Martill, D.M., Naish, D. & Earland, S. (2006). Dinosaurs in marine strata: evidence from the British Jurassic, including a review of the allochthonous vertebrate assemblage from the marine Kimmeridge Clay Formation (Upper Jurassic) of Great Britain.
