AfricaDinosauriaEusaurischiaLate TriassicSaurischiaSauropodomorpha
“Plateosaurus” stormbergensis
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Dinosaur: "Plateosaurus" stormbergensis
Triassic: 227–201.4 Ma

Length*: | 8.8 m | 28.9 ft |
Weight*: | 1.65 t | 3,638 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Triassic
Stage: Late Norian-Rhaetian
Years: 227–201.4 Ma
Details
Status: nomen dubium
Author: Broom
Year: 1915
Distribution
Area: Africa
Country: South Africa
Region: Free State
Formation: Lower Elliot
Classification
Sources
Material: Femur, metacarpal I, fragmentary vertebrae and pubis.
References: von Huene, F. (1932). Die fossile Reptil-Ordnung Saurischia, ihre Entwicklung und Geschichte.
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