Africa Dinosauria Eusaurischia Late Triassic Massopoda Plateosauria Saurischia Sauropodomorpha

Musankwa sanyatiensis

Dinosaur: Musankwa sanyatiensis

Triassic: 227–208.5 Ma

Type: Sauropod

*Length:**	4.6 m	15.1 ft
*Weight:**	240 kg	529 lb

ESR: 2 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Area: Africa

Period

Epoch: Late Triassic
Stage: Norian
Years: 227–208.5 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Barrett et al.
Year: 2024

Distribution

Area: Africa
Country: Zimbabwe
Region: Spurwing Island
Formation: Pebbly Arkose

Classification

Dinosauria
Saurischia
Eusaurischia
Sauropodomorpha
Plateosauria
Massopoda

Sources

Material: Partial right hind limb, consisting of a complete femur, tibia, and astragalus, with associated indeterminate bone fragments.
References: Barrett, Paul M.; Chapelle, Kimberley E.J.; Sciscio, Lara; Broderick, Timothy J.; Zondo, Michel; Munyikwa, Darlington; Choiniere, Jonah N. (2024). "A new Late Triassic sauropodomorph dinosaur from the Mid-Zambezi Basin, Zimbabwe".

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