Africa Anchisauria Dinosauria Diplodocidae Diplodocimorpha Diplodocinae Diplodocoidea Eusaurischia Eusauropoda Flagellicaudata Gravisauria Late Jurassic Massopoda Neosauropoda Plateosauria Saurischia Sauropoda Sauropodiformes Sauropodomorpha

Tornieria africana

Dinosaur: Tornieria africana

Jurassic: 149.2–145 Ma

Type: Sauropod

*Length:**	24 m	78.7 ft
*Weight:**	13.5 tons	29,762 lb

ESR: 3 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Area: Africa

Period

Epoch: Late Jurassic
Stage: Tithonian
Years: 149.2–145 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Sternfeld
Year: 1911

Distribution

Area: Africa
Country: Tanzania
Region: Lindi
Formation: Tendaguru

Classification

Dinosauria
Saurischia
Eusaurischia
Sauropodomorpha
Plateosauria
Massopoda
Sauropodiformes
Anchisauria
Sauropoda
Gravisauria
Eusauropoda
Neosauropoda
Diplodocoidea
Diplodocimorpha
Flagellicaudata
Diplodocidae
Diplodocinae

Sources

Material: At least 2 individuals.
References: Tschopp, E., Mateus, O. & Benson, R.B.J. (2015) "A specimen-level phylogenetic analysis and taxonomic revision of Diplodocidae (Dinosauria, Sauropoda).

Locations

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