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Dinosaur: Vahiny depereti
| Length*: | 13.7 m | 44.9 ft |
| Weight*: | 5.4 t | 11,905 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Maastrichtian
Years: 72.1–66 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Curry Rogers & Wilson
Year: 2014
Distribution
Area: Africa
Country: Madagascar
Region: Mahajanga
Formation: Maevarano
Locations
Sources
Material: Partial braincase, referred basioccipital.
References: Rogers, K. C., & Wilson, J. A. (2014). Vahiny depereti, gen. et sp. nov., a new titanosaur (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) from the Upper Cretaceous Maevarano Formation, Madagascar.
