DinosauriaEarly JurassicEusaurischiaMassopodaMassospondylidaeNorth AmericaPlateosauriaSaurischiaSauropodomorpha

Sarahsaurus aurifontanalis

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Dinosaur: Sarahsaurus aurifontanalis

Jurassic: 199.3–182.7 Ma
Type: Sauropod

Length*:4.3 m14.1 ft
Weight*:190 kg419 lb
ESR: 3.5 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen


Period

Epoch: Early Jurassic
Stage: Sinemurian-Pliensbachian
Years: 199.3–182.7 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Rowe, Sues & Reisz
Year: 2011

Distribution

Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: Arizona
Formation: Kayenta


Locations


Sources

Material: 3 skeletons also with skulls.
References: Marsh AD, Rowe TB (2018) “Anatomy and systematics of the sauropodomorph Sarahsaurus aurifontanalis from the Early Jurassic Kayenta Formation”.

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