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Dinosaur: Rhomaleopakhus turpanensis
| Length*: | 20 m | 65.6 ft |
| Weight*: | 18 t | 39,683 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Jurassic
Stage: Kimmeridgian-Tithonian
Years: 154.8–145 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Upchurch et al.
Year: 2021
Distribution
Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Xinjiang
Formation: Kalazha
Locations
Sources
Material: Humerus, ulna, radius, one carpal, and manus.
References: Upchurch P, Mannion PD, Xu X, Barrett PM (2021). "Re-assessment of the Late Jurassic eusauropod dinosaur Hudiesaurus sinojapanorum Dong, 1997, from the Turpan Basin, China, and the evolution of hyper-robust antebrachia in sauropods".
