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Pachysaurus wetzelianus

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Dinosaur: Pachysaurus wetzelianus

Triassic: 227–208.5 Ma
Type: Sauropod

Length*:9.3 m30.5 ft
Weight*:2.5 t5,512 lb
ESR: 3 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Europe

Area: Europe


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


Sources

Material: Vertebrae, ribs, left ilium, ischia, pubes and limb bones.
References: von Huene (1932). Die fossile Reptil-Ordnung Saurischia, ihre Entwicklung und Geschichte.

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