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“Massospondylus” browni 

Dinosaur: "Massospondylus" browni 

Jurassic: 201.4–190.8 Ma
Type: Sauropod

Length*:2.5 m8.2 ft
Weight*:38 kg84 lb
ESR: 2 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Africa

Area: Africa


Period

Epoch: Early Jurassic
Stage: Hettangian-Sinemurian
Years: 201.4–190.8 Ma

Details

Status: nomen dubium /S > Massospondylus carinatus
Author: Seeley
Year: 1895

Distribution

Area: Africa
Country: South Africa
Region: Eastern Cape
Formation: Upper Elliot


Sources

Material: Vertebrae, femora, partial foot.
References: Barrett, Chapelle, Staunton, Botha & Choiniere (2019) Postcranial osteology of the neotype specimen of Massospondylus carinatus Owen, 1854 (Dinosauria: Sauropodomorpha) from the upper Elliot formation of South Africa.

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