AustraliaCerapodaDinosauriaEarly CretaceousElasmariaGenasauriaNeornithischiaOrnithischiaOrnithopoda

Leaellynasaura amicagraphica

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Dinosaur: Leaellynasaura amicagraphica

Cretaceous: 113–100.5 Ma
Type: Ornithopod

Length*:2.2 m7.2 ft
Weight*:8 kg18 lb
ESR: 3 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Australia

Area: Australia


Period

Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Early Albian
Years: 113–100.5 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Rich & Vickers-Rich
Year: 1989

Distribution

Area: Australia
Country: Australia
Region: Victoria
Formation: Eumeralla


Locations


Sources

Material: Several (?, problematic) individuals.
References: Herne, M.C., Tait, A.M., Salitsbury, S.W. (2016). "Sedimentological reappraisal of the Leaellynasaura amicagraphica (Dinosauria, Ornithopoda) holotype locality in the Lower Cretaceous of Victoria, Australia, with taphonomic implications for the taxon".

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