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Dinosaur: Massospondylus kaalae
Jurassic: 201.4–190.8 Ma
| Length*: | 3.5 m | 11.5 ft |
| Weight*: | 115 kg | 254 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Jurassic
Stage: Hettangian-Sinemurian
Years: 201.4–190.8 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Barrett
Year: 2009
Distribution
Area: Africa
Country: South Africa
Region: Eastern Cape
Formation: Upper Elliot
Locations
Sources
Material: Partial skull. Other material ?
References: Barrett, P. M. (2009). "A new basal sauropodomorph dinosaur from the Upper Elliot Formation (Lower Jurassic) of South Africa".
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