Every month, 100,000 readers use the Dinosaur Database, but we receive no support from you. Developing and updating the database requires a lot of work. Therefore, as of September 1, 2025, the database will be closed. If you want it to remain open and be updated, please support us via the "Buy us a coffee" button available on every page.
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".
