Plateosauravus cullingworthi
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Dinosaur: Plateosauravus cullingworthi

Length*: | 8.3 m | 27.2 ft |
Weight*: | 1.4 t | 3,086 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Triassic
Stage: Late Norian-Rhaetian
Years: 227–201.4 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: von Huene
Year: 1932
Distribution
Area: Africa
Country: South Africa
Region: Eastern Cape
Formation: Lower Elliot
Locations
Sources
Material: At least two individuals.
References: Blair W. Mcphee, Emese M. Bordy, Lara Sciscio i Jonah N. Choiniere. (2017). The sauropodomorph biostratigraphy of the Elliot Formation of southern Africa: Tracking the evolution of Sauropodomorpha across the Triassic–Jurassic boundary.