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Dinosaur: Gannansaurus sinensis
| Length*: | 25.8 m | 84.6 ft |
| Weight*: | 25 t | 55,116 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Campanian-Maastrichtian
Years: 83.6–66 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Lü, Yi, Zhong & Wei
Year: 2013
Distribution
Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Jiangxi
Formation: Nanxiong
Locations
Sources
Material: Posterior dorsal vertebra and mid-caudal vertebra.
References: Junchang Lü, Laiping Yi, Hui Zhong and Xuefang Wei (2013) "A New Somphospondylan Sauropod (Dinosauria, Titanosauriformes) from the Late Cretaceous of Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province of Southern China".
