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Dinosaur: Gyposaurus capensis
| Length*: | 2.1 m | 6.9 ft |
| Weight*: | 23 kg | 51 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Jurassic
Stage: Pliensbachian
Years: 190.8–182.7 Ma
Details
Status: nomen dubium
Author: Broom
Year: 1911
Distribution
Area: Africa
Country: South Africa
Region: Free State
Formation: Clarens
Sources
Material: Partial skeleton (dorsal and caudal vertebrae, limb bones, fragmentary right scapula, pelvis and other fragments).
References: Galton, P.M., and Cluver, M.A. (1976). Anchisaurus capensis (Broom) and a revision of the Anchisauridae (Reptilia, Saurischia).
