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Dinosaur: "Magyarosaurus" hungaricus
| Length*: | 11.3 m | 37.1 ft |
| Weight*: | 3.3 t | 7,275 lb |
| Speed: | 24 km/h | 15 mph |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Maastrichtian
Years: 72.1–66 Ma
Details
Status: S > Petrustitan hungaricus
Author: von Huene
Year: 1932
Distribution
Area: Europe
Country: Romania
Region: Transylvania
Formation: Sânpetru
Sources
Material: Left fibula, referred incomplete humerus.
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).".
