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Ignavusaurus rachelis

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Dinosaur: Ignavusaurus rachelis

Jurassic: 201.4–190.8 Ma
Type: Sauropod

Length*:4 m13.1 ft
Weight*:190 kg419 lb
ESR: 3 / 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: S > Massospondylus carinatus
Author: Knoll
Year: 2010

Distribution

Area: Africa
Country: Lesotho
Region: Qacha's Nek, Mafeteng
Formation: Upper Elliot


Locations


Sources

Material: Partial skeleton with skull fragments. Referred 5 vertebrae (mostly neural arches).
References: Knoll, (2010). A primitive sauropodomorph from the upper Elliot Formation of Lesotho. Ewan H. Bodenham & Paul M. Barrett (2020). A new specimen of the sauropodomorph dinosaur Ignavusaurus rachelis from the Early Jurassic of Lesotho.

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