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Dinosaur: Mierasaurus bobyoungi
| Length*: | 11.5 m | 37.7 ft |
| Weight*: | 4.8 t | 10,582 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Valanginian
Years: 139.8–132.6 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Royo-Torres et al.
Year: 2017
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: Utah
Formation: Cedar Mountain
Locations
Sources
Material: Large part of skeleton with incomplete skull. Referred dentary, femur, other material ?
References: Royo-Torres, R., Upchurch, P., Kirkland, J.I., DeBlieux, D.D., Foster, J.R., Cobos, A. & Alcalá, L. (2017) "Descendants of the Jurassic turiasaurs from Iberia found refuge in the Early Cretaceous of western USA".
