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Dinosaur: Poekilopleuron bucklandii
| Length*: | 6.8 m | 22.3 ft |
| Weight*: | 800 kg | 1,764 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Middle Jurassic
Stage: Middle Bathonian
Years: 168.2–166.1 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Eudes-Deslongchamps
Year: 1837
Distribution
Area: Europe
Country: France
Region: Normandy
Formation: Calcaire de Caen
Locations
Sources
Material: Partial skeleton (21 caudal vertebrae, limb bones, gastralia, scapula and other fragments)- destroyed.
References: Carrano, Benson & Sampson, (2012). The phylogeny of Tetanurae (Dinosauria: Theropoda).
