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Dinosaur: Tiamat valdecii
| Length*: | 9 m | 29.5 ft |
| Weight*: | 2.2 t | 4,850 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early-Late Cretaceous
Stage: Albian-Cenomanian
Years: 113–93.9 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Pereira et al.
Year: 2024
Distribution
Area: South America
Country: Brazil
Region: Ceará
Formation: Açu
Locations
Sources
Material: 7 caudal vertebrae and partial neural arch.
References: Pereira et al. (2024). "A new sauropod species from north-western Brazil: biomechanics and the radiation of Titanosauria (Sauropoda: Somphospondyli)".
