Dinosaur: Vulcanodon karibaensis
Jurassic: 199.3–182.7 Ma
| Length*: | 11 m | 36.1 ft |
| Weight*: | 4.3 t | 9,480 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Jurassic
Stage: Sinemurian-Pliensbachian
Years: 199.3–182.7 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Raath
Year: 1972
Distribution
Area: Africa
Country: Zimbabwe
Region: Mashonaland West
Formation: Forest Sandstone
Locations
Sources
Material: Partial skeleton (vertebrae, limb bones and other fragments) without skull. Scapula ? and other fragments ?
References: Cooper, Michael R. (1984). "A reassessment of Vulcanodon karibaensis Raath (Dinosauria: Saurischia) and the origin of the Sauropoda".
