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Dinosaur: Supersaurus vivianae
| Length*: | 36 m | 118.1 ft |
| Weight*: | 40 t | 88,185 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Jurassic
Stage: Late Kimmeridgian-Early Tithonian
Years: 154.8–145 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Jensen
Year: 1985
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: Colorado, Wyoming
Formation: Morrison
Locations
Sources
Material: 3 partial skeletons.
References: Lovelace, D.M., Hartman, S.A. & Wahl, W.R. (2007) "Morphology of a specimen of Supersaurus (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) from the Morrison Formation of Wyoming, and a re-evaluation of Diplodocid phylogeny".
