AfricaDinosauriaLate TriassicSilesauridaeSulcimentisauria

Lutungutali sitwensis

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Dinosaur: Lutungutali sitwensis

Triassic: 237–227 Ma
Type: Silesauridae

Length*:1.4 m4.6 ft
Weight*:8.5 kg19 lb
ESR: 3 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Africa

Area: Africa


Period

Epoch: Late Triassic
Stage: Earliest Carnian
Years: 237–227 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Peecook et al.
Year: 2013

Distribution

Area: Africa
Country: Zambia
Region: Eastern Province
Formation: Ntawere


Locations


Sources

Material: Fragmentary skeleton, referred other individuals (problematic) ?
References: Peecook et al. (2013). "A new silesaurid from the upper Ntawere Formation of Zambia (Middle Triassic) demonstrates the rapid diversification of Silesauridae (Avemetatarsalia, Dinosauriformes)".

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