DinosauriaEuropeEusaurischiaLate TriassicPlateosauriaSaurischiaSauropodomorpha

“Gresslyosaurus” plieningeri

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Dinosaur: "Gresslyosaurus" plieningeri

Triassic: 227–208.5 Ma
Type: Sauropod

Length*:8.8 m28.9 ft
Weight*:2.1 t4,630 lb
ESR: 2 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Europe

Area: Europe


Period

Epoch: Late Triassic
Stage: Late Norian
Years: 227–208.5 Ma

Details

Status: nomen dubium
Author: von Huene
Year: 1905

Distribution

Area: Europe
Country: Germany
Region: Baden-Württemberg
Formation: Trossingen


Sources

Material: Partial skeleton (vertebrae, limb bones and other fragments), referred several individuals (problematic).
References: Moser, (2003). Plateosaurus engelhardti Meyer, 1837 (Dinosauria: Sauropodomorpha) aus dem Feuerletten (Mittelkeuper; Obertrias) von Bayern.

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