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Dinosaur: "Salimosaurus"
| Length*: | 16.5 m | 54.1 ft |
| Weight*: | 14 t | 30,865 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Jurassic
Stage: Tithonian
Years: 149.2–145 Ma
Details
Status: nomen nudum > Giraffatitan brancai
Author: Maier
Year: 2003
Distribution
Sources
Material: 29 caudal vertebrae, fragmentary sacrum, pelvic bones (ilium, pubis), dorsal ribs, two anterior limbs without feet, two scapulae, femora, tibiae, and fibulae.
References: Maier, G (2003) African Dinosaurs Unearthed: The Tendaguru Expeditions (Life of the Past).
