Antetonitrus was a herbivore. It lived in the Triassic period and inhabited Africa. Its fossils have been found in places such as Free State (South Africa).
Quick facts about Antetonitrus:
- Existed from 201.3 million years ago to Sinemurian Age
- Lived in a terrestrial habitat
- Only one specimen has been found by paleontologists
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Antetonitrus was described by the following scientific paper(s):
- B. W. McPhee, A. M. Yates, and J. N. Choiniere, F. Abdala. 2014. The complete anatomy and phylogenetic relationships of Antetonitrus ingenipes (Sauropodiformes, Dinosauria): implications for the origins of Sauropoda. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 171(1):151-205
- J. W. Kitching and M. A. Raath. 1984. Fossils from the Elliot and Clarens Formations (Karoo Sequence) of the northeastern Cape, Orange Free State and Lesotho, and a suggested biozonation based on tetrapods. Palaeontologia Africana 25:111-125
