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Dinosaur: Archaeodontosaurus descouensi
Jurassic: 168.2–166.1 Ma
| Length*: | 14.9 m | 48.9 ft |
| Weight*: | 7.5 t | 16,535 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Middle Jurassic
Stage: Bathonian
Years: 168.2–166.1 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Buffetaut
Year: 2005
Distribution
Area: Africa
Country: Madagascar
Region: Mahajanga
Formation: Isalo IIIb
Locations
Sources
Material: Partial dentary, several teeth.
References: Eric Buffetaut. (2005). A new sauropod dinosaur with prosauropod-like teeth from the Middle Jurassic of Madagascar.
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