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Dinosaur: Ostafrikasaurus stechowi
Jurassic: 154.8–149.2 Ma
| Length*: | 5.2 m | 17.1 ft |
| Weight*: | 465 kg | 1,025 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Jurassic
Stage: Late Kimmeridgian
Years: 154.8–149.2 Ma
Details
Status: nomen dubium
Author: (Janensch) Mortimer
Year: (1920)
Distribution
Area: Africa
Country: Tanzania
Region: Mtwara
Formation: Tendaguru
Sources
Material: Premaxillary tooth, referred teeth.
References: Rauhut, (2011). Theropod dinosaurs from the Late Jurassic of Tendaguru (Tanzania).
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