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Mussaurus: quick facts

With the discovery in southern Argentina of adults andyoung hatchlings, Mussaurus is the earliest known dinosaur babyand the eggshells represent the oldest known dinosaur eggs. While no whole eggs hav

Period
Late Triassic
Diet
Herbivore
Length
26 feet (7.9 meters)
Weight
4,000 pounds (1,814 kg)
Family
Plateosauridae

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