Gresslyosaurus ingens
Every month, 100,000 readers use the Dinosaur Database, but we receive no support from you. Developing and updating the database requires a lot of work. Therefore, as of September 1, 2025, the database will be closed. If you want it to remain open and be updated, please support us via the "Buy us a coffee" button available on every page.
Dinosaur: Gresslyosaurus ingens
| Length*: | 6.3 m | 20.7 ft |
| Weight*: | 650 kg | 1,433 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Triassic
Stage: Late Norian
Years: 227–208.5 Ma
Details
Status: nomen dubium
Author: Rütimeyer
Year: 1856
Distribution
Area: Europe
Country: Switzerland
Region: Basel-Landschaft
Formation: Trossingen
Classification
Locations
Sources
Material: Incomplete sacrum, caudal vertebrae, ilial fragment and other fragments.
References: Moser, (2003). Plateosaurus engelhardti Meyer, 1837 (Dinosauria: Sauropodomorpha) aus dem Feuerletten (Mittelkeuper; Obertrias) von Bayern.
