Dinosauria

Plateosaurus longiceps

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Dinosaur: Plateosaurus longiceps

*Length:**	9.3 m	30.5 ft
*Weight:**	2.1 t	4,630 lb

ESR: 3 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Period

Details

Status: S > Plateosaurus trossingensis
Author: Jaekel
Year: 1913

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Sources

References: Galton, P.M. (2001). The prosauropod dinosaur Plateosaurus Meyer, 1837 (Saurischia; Sauropodomorpha; Upper Triassic). II. Notes on the referred species.

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