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Dinosaur: Sonorasaurus thompsoni
| Length*: | 17.8 m | 58.4 ft |
| Weight*: | 18 t | 39,683 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Cenomanian
Years: 100.5–93.9 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Ratkevich
Year: 1998
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: Arizona
Formation: Turney Ranch
Locations
Sources
Material: Partial skeleton (limb bones, vertebrae, scapular blades, ribs and other fragments). Referred rib ?
References: D'Emic, Foreman & Jud. (2016). Anatomy, systematics, paleoenvironment, growth, and age of the sauropod dinosaur Sonorasaurus thompsoni from the Cretaceous of Arizona, USA.
