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Dinosaur: Tataouinea hannibalis
| Length*: | 15 m | 49.2 ft |
| Weight*: | 6.4 t | 14,110 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Early Albian
Years: 113–100.5 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Fanti, Cau, Hassine & Contessi
Year: 2013
Distribution
Area: Africa
Country: Tunisia
Region: Tataouine
Formation: Aïn el Guettar
Locations
Sources
Material: Sacrum, 17 caudal vertebrae, both ilia, both ischia.
References: Fanti, Cau, Cantelli, Hassine & Auditore, (2015). New information on Tataouinea hannibalis from the Early Cretaceous of Tunisia and implications for the tempo and mode of rebbachisaurid sauropod evolution.
