AfricaDinosauriaLate Triassic
Nyasasaurus parringtoni
Dinosaur: Nyasasaurus parringtoni
| Length*: | 2.6 m | 8.5 ft |
| Weight*: | 23 kg | 51 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Triassic
Stage: Earliest Carnian
Details
Status: valid
Autor: Nesbitt et al.
Year: 2013
Area: Africa
Country: Tanzania
Region: Ruvuma
Formation: Manda
Classification
Other
Material: Vertebrae, fragmentary sacral ribs and incomplete humerus. Referred vertebrae ?
References: Nesbitt, Barrett, Werning, Sidor and Charig, (2013). The oldest dinosaur? A Middle Triassic dinosauriform from Tanzania.
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