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Dinosaur: Macrocollum itaquii
| Length*: | 3.4 m | 11.2 ft |
| Weight*: | 95 kg | 209 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Triassic
Stage: Early Norian
Years: 227–208.5 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Müller et al.
Year: 2018
Distribution
Area: South America
Country: Brazil
Region: Rio Grande do Sul
Formation: Candelária Sequence
Classification
Locations
Sources
Material: Two almost complete skeletons with skulls and partial skeleton without skull.
References: Müller, R.T., Langer, M.C., Dias-da-Silva, S. (2018). "An exceptionally preserved association of complete dinosaur skeletons reveals the oldest long-necked sauropodomorphs".
