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Dinosaur: Yamanasaurus lojaensis
| Length*: | 7.1 m | 23.3 ft |
| Weight*: | 1.5 t | 3,307 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Late Maastrichtian
Years: 72.1–66 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Apesteguía et al.
Year: 2019
Distribution
Area: South America
Country: Ecuador
Region: Loja
Formation: Río Playas
Locations
Sources
Material: 2 sacral vertebrae, fragmentary caudal vertebra, fragmentary humerus, fragmentary radius and partial tibia.
References: Apesteguía, S., Soto Luzuriaga, J. E., Gallina, P. A., Granda, J. T., & Guamán Jaramillo, G. A. (2019). The first dinosaur remains from the Cretaceous of Ecuador.
