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| name = ''Ingentia'' |
| name = ''Ingentia'' |
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| fossil_range = {{Geological range|210|205|earliest=130|Late Triassic}} |
| fossil_range = {{Geological range|210|205|earliest=130|Late Triassic}} |
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| ordo = [[Saurischia]] |
| ordo = [[Saurischia]] |
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| subordo = †[[Sauropodomorpha]] |
| subordo = †[[Sauropodomorpha]] |
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+ | | familia = †[[Lessemsauridae]] |
| + | | familia_authority = Apaldetti ''et al.'', 2018 |
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| genus = †'''''Ingentia''''' |
| genus = †'''''Ingentia''''' |
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| type_species = {{extinct}}'''''Ingentia prima''''' |
| type_species = {{extinct}}'''''Ingentia prima''''' |
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Revision as of 19:04, 10 July 2018
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| An artist's illustration of Ingentia prima | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Superorder: | Dinosauria |
| Order: | Saurischia |
| Suborder: | †Sauropodomorpha |
| Family: | †Lessemsauridae Apaldetti et al., 2018 |
| Genus: | †Ingentia |
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| †Ingentia prima Apaldetti, 2018 | |
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Ingentia ("first giant") is a genus of sauropodomorph dinosaur. Described in July 2018, it has changed palaeontologist's understanding of when gigantism in dinosaurs first evolved. Before the discovery of this genus, it was believed that huge species of dinosaur evolved in the early to middle Jurassic and not the late Triassic.
Description
The type species Ingetia prima was named by Apaldetti in 2018, and translates to "the first to be huge" in Latin. Ingentia grew up to nine tonnes in weight, making it the largest prosauropod ever and the biggest dinosaur in the entire Triassic period three times bigger than the previous largest genus. Length estimates are between 26-33 feet (7.9-10 meters).