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Dinosaur: Magyarosaurus dacus
| Length*: | 5.6 m | 18.4 ft |
| Weight*: | 520 kg | 1,146 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Maastrichtian
Years: 72.1–66 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: von Huene
Year: 1932
Distribution
Area: Europe
Country: Romania
Region: Transylvania
Formation: Sânpetru, Densuş-Ciula
Locations
Sources
Material: At least over a dozen individuals.
References: Stein, K., Csiki, Z., Curry Rogers, K., Weishampel, D.B., Redelstorff, R., Carballido, J.L. & Sander, P.M. (2010) "Small body size and extreme cortical bone remodeling indicate phyletic dwarfism in Magyarosaurus dacus (Sauropoda: Titanosauria).".
