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Dinosaur: Zapalasaurus bonapartei
| Length*: | 10.2 m | 33.5 ft |
| Weight*: | 2.3 t | 5,071 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Barremian-Early Aptian
Years: 125.8–113 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Salgado, Carvalho & Garrido
Year: 2006
Distribution
Area: South America
Country: Argentina
Region: Neuquén
Formation: La Amarga
Locations
Sources
Material: Partial skeleton (vertebrae, limb bones and other fragments).
References: Salgado, L., Carvalho, I. de S., & Garrido, A. C. (2006). Zapalasaurus bonapartei, un nuevo dinosaurio saurópodo de La Formación La Amarga (Cretácico Inferior), noroeste de Patagonia, Provincia de Neuquén, Argentina.
