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Dinosaur: Gryponyx africanus
Jurassic: 201.4–190.8 Ma
| Length*: | 5.85 m | 19.2 ft |
| Weight*: | 485 kg | 1,069 lb |
*The largest known specimen
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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