AfricaDinosauriaEusaurischiaLate TriassicSaurischiaSauropodomorpha
Orosaurus capensis
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Dinosaur: Orosaurus capensis
Triassic: 227–201.4 Ma
| Length*: | 4.9 m | 16.1 ft |
| Weight*: | 310 kg | 683 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Triassic
Stage: Late Norian-Rhaetian
Years: 227–201.4 Ma
Details
Status: nomen dubium
Author: Huxley
Year: 1867
Distribution
Area: Africa
Country: South Africa
Region: Eastern Cape
Formation: Lower Elliot
Classification
Sources
Material: Proximal end of a left tibia.
References: Huxley, T. H., (1867), On some remains of large dinosaurian reptiles from the Stormberg Mountains, South Africa.
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