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Dinosaur: Haplocanthosaurus priscus
| Length*: | 10.5 m | 34.4 ft |
| Weight*: | 5 t | 11,023 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Jurassic
Stage: Late Kimmeridgian
Years: 154.8–149.2 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Hatcher
Year: 1903
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: Colorado, Wyoming
Formation: Morrison
Locations
Sources
Material: At least 2 partial skeletons, but probably several other individuals.
References: Forster, J.R., Wedel, M.J. (2014). "Haplocanthosaurus (Saurischia: Sauropoda) from the lower Morrison Formation (Upper Jurassic) near Snowmass, Colorado".
