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Dinosaur: Piatnitzkysaurus floresi
| Length*: | 4.7 m | 15.4 ft |
| Weight*: | 320 kg | 705 lb |
| Speed: | 42 km/h | 26 mph |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Jurassic
Stage: Toarcian
Years: 182.7–174.7 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Bonaparte
Year: 1979
Distribution
Area: South America
Country: Argentina
Region: Chubut
Formation: Cañadón Asfalto
Locations
Sources
Material: 2 individuals (include large part of skeleton and incomplete skull).
References: Bonaparte, (1986). Les Dinosaures (Carnosaures, Allosauridés, Sauropodes, Cétiosauridés) du Jurassique moyen de Cerro Cóndor (Chubut, Argentine).
