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Gryponyx africanus

Dinosaur: Gryponyx africanus

Jurassic: 201.4–190.8 Ma
Type: Sauropod

Length*:5.85 m19.2 ft
Weight*:485 kg1,069 lb
ESR: 3.5 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Africa

Area: Africa


Period

Epoch: Early Jurassic
Stage: Hettangian-Sinemurian
Years: 201.4–190.8 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Broom
Year: 1911

Distribution

Area: Africa
Country: South Africa
Region: Free State
Formation: Upper Elliot


Sources

Material: Large part of skeleton.
References: Friedrich von Huene (1932) Die fossile Reptil-Ordnung Saurischia, ihre Entwicklung und Geschichte.

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