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Dinosaur: Ingentia prima
| Length*: | 6.8 m | 22.3 ft |
| Weight*: | 850 kg | 1,874 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Triassic
Stage: Late Norian-Rhaetian
Years: 227–201.4 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Apaldetti et al.
Year: 2018
Distribution
Area: South America
Country: Argentina
Region: San Juan
Formation: Quebrada del Barro
Locations
Sources
Material: Two fragmentary skeletons.
References: Apaldetti, Cecilia; Martínez, Ricardo N.; Cerda, Ignatio A.; Pol, Diego; Alcober, Oscar (2018). "An early trend towards gigantism in Triassic sauropodomorph dinosaurs".
