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Dinosaur: Opisthocoelicaudia skarzynskii
Cretaceous: 72.1–66 Ma
| Length*: | 14 m | 45.9 ft |
| Weight*: | 8.6 t | 18,960 lb |
| Speed: | 17 km/h | 11 mph |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Early Maastrichtian
Years: 72.1–66 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Borsuk-Białynicka
Year: 1977
Distribution
Area: Asia
Country: Mongolia
Region: Ömnögovi
Formation: Nemegt
Locations
Sources
Material: Large part of skeleton, referred other fragments.
References: Borsuk-Białynicka, M.M. (1977). "A new camarasaurid sauropod Opisthocoelicaudia skarzynskii gen. n., sp. n. from the Upper Cretaceous of Mongolia".
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