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Dinosaur: Leyesaurus marayensis
| Length*: | 3.15 m | 10.3 ft |
| Weight*: | 70 kg | 154 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: 2011
Distribution
Area: South America
Country: Argentina
Region: San Juan
Formation: Quebrada del Barro
Locations
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.
