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Dinosaur: Kaatedocus siberi
| Length*: | 13 m | 42.7 ft |
| Weight*: | 1.9 t | 4,189 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Jurassic
Stage: Kimmeridgian
Years: 154.8–149.2 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Tschopp & Mateus
Year: 2012
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: Wyoming
Formation: Morrison
Locations
Sources
Material: Skull and 14 cervical vertebrae. Referred skull, mandible, eleven cervical vertebrae and cervical ribs and another partial skull.
References: Tschopp, E., Mateus, O. & Benson, R.B.J. (2015) "A specimen-level phylogenetic analysis and taxonomic revision of Diplodocidae (Dinosauria, Sauropoda).
