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Dinosaur: Hypselosaurus priscus
| Length*: | 9 m | 29.5 ft |
| Weight*: | 1.7 t | 3,748 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Maastrichtian
Years: 72.1–66 Ma
Details
Status: nomen dubium
Author: Matheron
Year: 1869
Distribution
Area: Europe
Country: France
Region: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Formation: Argiles et Grès à Reptiles
Sources
Material: Several individuals and eggs (problematic, probably not all material belong to this species).
References: Matheron, P.M. (1869). "Notice sur les reptiles fossiles des dépots fluvio-lacustres Crétacés du bassin a lignite de Fuveau".
