Maxakalisaurus topai
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Dinosaur: Maxakalisaurus topai
| Length*: | 12.6 m | 41.3 ft |
| Weight*: | 4.2 t | 9,259 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Turonian-Santonian
Years: 93.9–83.6 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Kellner et al.
Year: 2006
Distribution
Area: South America
Country: Brazil
Region: Minas Gerais
Formation: Adamantina
Locations
Sources
Material: Partial skeleton, referred distal end of right scapula, two sternal plates, incomplete right dentary and teeth.
References: França et al. (2016). New lower jaw and teeth referred to Maxakalisaurus topai (Titanosauria: Aeolosaurini) and their implications for the phylogeny of titanosaurid sauropods.
