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Dinosaur: Padillasaurus leivaensis
| Length*: | 16.1 m | 52.8 ft |
| Weight*: | 12.3 t | 27,117 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Barremian
Years: 125.8–121.4 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Carballido et al.
Year: 2015
Distribution
Area: South America
Country: Colombia
Region: Boyacá
Formation: Paja
Locations
Sources
Material: Vertebrae (1 dorsal, sacral vertebrae and 8 caudal vertebrae).
References: Carballido, J. L., Pol, D., Parra Ruge, M. L., Padilla Bernal, S., Páramo-Fonseca, M. E., & Etayo-Serna, F. (2015). A new Early Cretaceous brachiosaurid (Dinosauria, Neosauropoda) from northwestern Gondwana (Villa de Leiva, Colombia).
