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Seitaad ruessi

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Dinosaur: Seitaad ruessi

Jurassic: 201.4–190.8 Ma
Type: Sauropod

Length*:3.5 m11.5 ft
Weight*:100 kg220 lb
ESR: 3 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen


Period

Epoch: Early Jurassic
Stage: Hettangian-Sinemurian
Years: 201.4–190.8 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Sertich & Loewen
Year: 2010

Distribution

Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: Utah
Formation: Navajo Sandstone


Locations


Sources

Material: 11 dorsal vertebrae, 16 ribs, pectoral girdles, left and partial right forelimb, partial pelvis, partial left hind limb, and array of gastral ribs.
References: Joseph J. W. Sertich and Mark A. Loewen (2010). Laudet, Vincent (ed.). "A New Basal Sauropodomorph Dinosaur from the Lower Jurassic Navajo Sandstone of Southern Utah.

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