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Dinosaur: Panphagia protos
| Length*: | 2 m | 6.6 ft |
| Weight*: | 7.8 kg | 17 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Triassic
Stage: Middle-Late Carnian
Years: 237–227 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Martinez & Alcober
Year: 2009
Distribution
Area: South America
Country: Argentina
Region: San Juan
Formation: Ischigualasto
Locations
Sources
Material: Partial skeleton with skull fragments (juvenile).
References: Martinez and Alcober, (2009). A basal sauropodomorph (Dinosauria: Saurischia) from the Ischigualasto Formation (Triassic, Carnian) and the early evolution of Sauropodomorpha.
