“Plateosaurus” reinigeri
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Dinosaur: "Plateosaurus" reinigeri
| Length*: | 6 m | 19.7 ft |
| Weight*: | 540 kg | 1,190 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Triassic
Stage: Late Norian
Years: 227–208.5 Ma
Details
Status: nomen dubium
Author: von Huene
Year: 1905
Distribution
Area: Europe
Country: Germany
Region: Baden-Württemberg
Formation: Trossingen
Classification
Sources
Material: Partial skeleton without skull.
References: Galton, P.M. (2001). The prosauropod dinosaur Plateosaurus Meyer, 1837 (Saurischia; Sauropodomorpha; Upper Triassic). II. Notes on the referred species.
