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Dinosaur: Tehuelchesaurus benitezii
| Length*: | 16 m | 52.5 ft |
| Weight*: | 16 t | 35,274 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Jurassic
Stage: Oxfordian-Tithonian
Years: 161.5–145 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Rich et al.
Year: 1999
Distribution
Area: South America
Country: Argentina
Region: Chubut
Formation: Cañadón Calcáreo
Locations
Sources
Material: Large part of skeleton (vertebrae, limb bones, ribs and other fragments) and skin impressions.
References: Carballido J.L., Rauhut O.W.M., Pol D., Salgado L. (2011) "Osteology and phylogenetic relationships of Tehuelchesaurus benitezii (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) from the Upper Jurassic of Patagonia".
