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Dinosaur: Notocolossus gonzalezparejasi
| Length*: | 28 m | 91.9 ft |
| Weight*: | 48 t | 105,822 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Late Coniacian-Early Santonian
Years: 89.8–83.6 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: González Riga et al.
Year: 2016
Distribution
Area: South America
Country: Argentina
Region: Mendoza
Formation: Plottier
Locations
Sources
Material: Dorsal vertebra, caudal vertebra, right humerus, proximal end of the left pubis, referred smaller individual.
References: González Riga, Bernardo J.; Lamanna, Matthew C.; Ortiz David, Leonardo D.; Calvo, Jorge O.; Coria, Juan P. (2016). "A gigantic new dinosaur from Argentina and the evolution of the sauropod hind foot".
