DinosauriaEusaurischiaLate TriassicMassopodaMassospondylidaePlateosauriaSaurischiaSauropodomorphaSouth America

Leyesaurus marayensis

Dinosaur: Leyesaurus marayensis

Triassic: 227–201.4 Ma
Type: Sauropod

Length*:3.15 m10.3 ft
Weight*:70 kg154 lb
ESR: 2 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*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: 2011

Distribution

Area: South America
Country: Argentina
Region: San Juan
Formation: Quebrada del Barro


Sources

Material: Almost complete skull and fragmentary skeleton.
References: Apaldetti, C., Martínez, R.N., Alcober, O.A., Pol, D. (2011). A New Basal Sauropodomorph (Dinosauria: Saurischia) from Quebrada del Barro Formation (Marayes-El Carrizal Basin), Northwestern Argentina.

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