DinosauriaEuropeEusaurischiaLate TriassicMassopodaPlateosauriaSaurischiaSauropodiformesSauropodomorpha

Tuebingosaurus maierfritzorum

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Dinosaur: Tuebingosaurus maierfritzorum

Triassic: 227–208.5 Ma
Type: Sauropod

Length*:7.8 m25.6 ft
Weight*:1000 kg2,205 lb
ESR: 2 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Europe

Area: Europe


Period

Epoch: Late Triassic
Stage: Late Norian
Years: 227–208.5 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Regalado Fernández & Werneburg
Year: 2022

Distribution

Area: Europe
Country: Germany
Region: Baden-Württemberg
Formation: Trossingen


Locations


Sources

Material: Fragmentary skeleton (pelvis, caudal vertebrae, limb bones and other fragments).
References: Regalado Fernández OR, Werneburg I (2022). "A new massopodan sauropodomorph from Trossingen Formation (Germany) hidden as ' Plateosaurus' for 100 years in the historical Tübingen collection".

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