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Dinosaur: Thecodontosaurus dubius
Jurassic: 190.8–182.7 Ma
| Length*: | 2.85 m | 9.4 ft |
| Weight*: | 60 kg | 132 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Jurassic
Stage: Pliensbachian
Years: 190.8–182.7 Ma
Details
Status: nomen dubium/S > Massospondylus carinatus
Author: Haughton
Year: 1924
Distribution
Area: Africa
Country: South Africa
Region: Free State
Formation: Clarens
Sources
Material: Large part of skeleton.
References: S. H. Haughton. (1924). The fauna and stratigraphy of the Stormberg Series.
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