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Dinosaur: Atlasaurus imelakei
| Length*: | 15.5 m | 50.9 ft |
| Weight*: | 21 t | 46,297 lb |
| Speed: | 34 km/h | 21 mph |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Middle Jurassic
Stage: Bathonian
Years: 168.2–166.1 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Monbaron et al.
Year: 1999
Distribution
Area: Africa
Country: Morocco
Region: Béni Mellal-Khénifra
Formation: Guettioua
Locations
Sources
Material: Nearly complete skeleton with skull.
References: M. Monbaron, D. A. Russell, and P. Taquet. (1999). Atlasaurus imelakei n.g., n.sp., a brachiosaurid-like sauropod from the Middle Jurassic of Morocco.
