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Dinosaur: "Brontosaurus giganteus"
| Length*: | 22 m | 72.2 ft |
| Weight*: | 17 t | 37,479 lb |
| Speed: | 20 km/h | 12 mph |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Jurassic
Stage: Kimmeridgian
Years: 154.8–149.2 Ma
Details
Status: nomen nudum
Author: Anonymous
Year: 1898
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: Wyoming
Formation: Morrison
Sources
Material: Proximal end of the femur ?
References: Breithaupt (2013) The discovery and loss of the “colossal” Brontosaurus giganteus from the fossil fields of Wyoming (USA) and the events that led to the discovery of Diplodocus carnegii: the first mounted dinosaur on the Iberian Peninsula.
