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TORNIERIA
(tor-ne-re-ah)
meaning: "named after Gustav Tornier"
Tornieria
Named By: Richard Sternfeld in 1911
Time Period: Late Jurassic, 150 Ma
Location: Tanzania - Tendaguru Formation, and Zimbabwe - Kadzi Formation
Size: Unavailable
Diet: Herbivore
Fossil(s): Partial skull and postcranial remains
Classification: | Chordata | Reptilia | Dinosauria | Saurischia | Sauropodomorpha | Diplodocidae | Diplodocinae |
Also known as: | Barosaurus africanus | Gigantosaurus africanus | Tornieria gracilis |
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Tornieria ("for Tornier") is a genus of diplodocid sauropod dinosaur from Late Jurassic of Tanzania. It has a convoluted taxonomic history.

Read more about Tornieria at Wikipedia
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