AfricaDinosauriaEarly JurassicEusaurischiaPlateosauriaSaurischiaSauropodomorpha
Gigantoscelus molengraaffi
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Dinosaur: Gigantoscelus molengraaffi
Jurassic: 201.4–190.8 Ma
| Length*: | 8.7 m | 28.5 ft |
| Weight*: | 1.6 t | 3,527 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Jurassic
Stage: Hettangian-Sinemurian
Years: 201.4–190.8 Ma
Details
Status: nomen dubium
Author: van Hoepen
Year: 1916
Distribution
Area: Africa
Country: South Africa
Region: Limpopo
Formation: Bushveld Sandstone
Classification
Sources
Material: Distal end of femur.
References: E. C. N. Van Hoepen. (1916). De ouderdom der Transvaalsche Karroolagen [The age of the Transvaal Karoo beds].
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