AfricaDinosauriaEusaurischiaLate TriassicSaurischiaSauropodomorpha

“Plateosaurus” stormbergensis

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Dinosaur: "Plateosaurus" stormbergensis

Triassic: 227–201.4 Ma
Type: Sauropod

Length*:8.8 m28.9 ft
Weight*:1.65 t3,638 lb
ESR: 2.5 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Africa

Area: Africa


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


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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