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Dinosaur: "Titanosaurus" madagascariensis
Cretaceous: 72.1–66 Ma
| Length*: | 13.4 m | 44.0 ft |
| Weight*: | 5.5 t | 12,125 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Maastrichtian
Years: 72.1–66 Ma
Details
Status: nomen dubium
Author: Depéret
Year: 1896
Distribution
Area: Africa
Country: Madagascar
Region: Mahajanga
Formation: Maevarano
Sources
Material: 2 caudal vertebrae, osteoderm ? and partial humerus ?
References: Wilson, J.A., Upchurch, P. (2003) A revision of Titanosaurus Lydekker (Dinosauria – Sauropoda), the first dinosaur genus with a 'Gondwanan' distribution.
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