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Dinosaur: Lirainosaurus astibiae
| Length*: | 14.3 m | 46.9 ft |
| Weight*: | 10.7 t | 23,589 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Late Campanian-Early Maastrichtian
Years: 83.6–66 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Sanz et al.
Year: 1999
Distribution
Area: Europe
Country: Spain
Region: Castile and León, Valencia
Formation: Unnamed, Sierra Perenchiza
Locations
Sources
Material: Many individuals (juvenile to adult).
References: Díez Díaz, Pereda Suberbiola and Sanz, (2013). Appendicular skeleton and dermal armour of the Late Cretaceous titanosaur Lirainosaurus astibia (Dinosauria: Sauropoda) from Spain.
