Pachysaurus giganteus
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Dinosaur: Pachysaurus giganteus
| Length*: | 6.1 m | 20.0 ft |
| Weight*: | 580 kg | 1,279 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Triassic
Stage: Late Norian
Years: 227–208.5 Ma
Details
Status: nomen dubium > Plateosaurus trossingensis
Author: von Huene
Year: 1932
Distribution
Area: Europe
Country: Germany
Region: Baden-Württemberg
Formation: Trossingen
Classification
Sources
Material: Metatarsals ? (or fibulas) and phalanx.
References: von Huene (1932). Die fossile Reptil-Ordnung Saurischia, ihre Entwicklung und Geschichte.
