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Dinosaur: Tapuiasaurus macedoi
| Length*: | 10.8 m | 35.4 ft |
| Weight*: | 2.8 t | 6,173 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Aptian
Years: 121.4–113 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Zaher et al.
Year: 2011
Distribution
Area: South America
Country: Brazil
Region: Minas Gerais
Formation: Quiricó
Locations
Sources
Material: Partial skeleton (vertebrae, ribs, limb bones and other fragments) with skull.
References: Zaher et al. (2011). "A Complete Skull of an Early Cretaceous Sauropod and the Evolution of Advanced Titanosaurians".
