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Dinosaur: Omeisaurus puxiani
| Length*: | 15.5 m | 50.9 ft |
| Weight*: | 4.5 t | 9,921 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Middle Jurassic
Stage: Bathonian-Callovian
Years: 168.2–161.5 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Tan et al.
Year: 2020
Distribution
Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Chongqing
Formation: Lower Shaximiao
Locations
Sources
Material: Large part of skeleton (vertebrae, ribs, limb bones and other fragments).
References: Chao Tan et al. (2020) A new species of Omeisaurus (Dinosauria: Sauropoda) from the Middle Jurassic of Yunyang, Chongqing, China.
