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“Massospondylus” schwarzi

Dinosaur: "Massospondylus" schwarzi

Jurassic: 201.4–190.8 Ma
Type: Sauropod

Length*:4.2 m13.8 ft
Weight*:180 kg397 lb
ESR: 1.5 / 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: Haughton
Year: 1924

Distribution

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


Sources

Material: Partial tibia and pes.
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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