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“Gryponyx” transvaalensis

Dinosaur: "Gryponyx" transvaalensis

Jurassic: 201.4–190.8 Ma
Type: Sauropod

Length*:4.5 m14.8 ft
Weight*:220 kg485 lb
ESR: 1 / 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: nomen dubium
Author: Broom
Year: 1912

Distribution

Area: Africa
Country: South Africa
Region: Limpopo
Formation: Bushveld Sandstone


Sources

Material: Ungual I of the manus and distal metatarsal.
References: Galton, P.M., and Cluver, M.A. (1976). Anchisaurus capensis (Broom) and a revision of the Anchisauridae (Reptilia, Saurischia).

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