Dinosaur: Rapetosaurus krausei
Cretaceous: 72.1–66 Ma
| Length*: | 16.5 m | 54.1 ft |
| Weight*: | 10.3 t | 22,708 lb |
| Speed: | 22 km/h | 14 mph |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Maastrichtian
Years: 72.1–66 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Curry Rogers & Forster
Year: 2001
Distribution
Area: Africa
Country: Madagascar
Region: Mahajanga
Formation: Maevarano
Locations
Sources
Material: Many individuals (bonebeds).
References: Curry Rogers, K., & Kulik, Z. (2018). Osteohistology of Rapetosaurus krausei (Sauropoda: Titanosauria) from the Upper Cretaceous of Madagascar.
