AsiaDinosauriaEarly JurassicGenasauriaOrnithischiaThyreophora

Tatisaurus oehleri 

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Dinosaur: Tatisaurus oehleri 

Jurassic: 199.3–190.8 Ma
Length*:1.8 m5.9 ft
Weight*:14 kg31 lb
ESR: 1.5 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Asia

Area: Asia


Period

Epoch: Early Jurassic
Stage: Sinemurian
Years: 199.3–190.8 Ma

Details

Status: nomen dubium
Author: Simmons
Year: 1965

Distribution

Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Yunnan
Formation: Lower Lufeng


Sources

Material: Partial left dentary, with fragments of the quadrate and surangular.
References: Norman, D.B., Butler, R.J. & Maidment, S.R. (2007) Reconsidering the status and affinities of the ornithischian dinosaur Tatisaurus oehleri Simmons, 1965.

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