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Dinosaur: Lycorhinus angustidens
| Length*: | 1.5 m | 4.9 ft |
| Weight*: | 4 kg | 9 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Jurassic
Stage: Hettangian-Sinemurian
Years: 201.4–190.8 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Haughton
Year: 1924
Distribution
Area: Africa
Country: South Africa
Region: Eastern Cape, Free State
Formation: Upper Elliot
Locations
Sources
Material: Left dentary with 11 teeth, referred partial disarticulated skul and two maxillae.
References: Sereno, P. (2012). "Taxonomy, morphology, masticatory function and phylogeny of heterodontosaurid dinosaurs".
