CerapodaDinosauriaDryosauridaeEarly CretaceousEuropeGenasauriaIguanodontiaNeornithischiaOrnithischiaOrnithopoda

Valdosaurus canaliculatus 

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Dinosaur: Valdosaurus canaliculatus 

Cretaceous: 125.8–121.4 Ma
Type: Ornithopod

Length*:4.6 m15.1 ft
Weight*:180 kg397 lb
ESR: 3.5 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Europe

Area: Europe


Period

Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Barremian
Years: 125.8–121.4 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Galton
Year: 1997

Distribution

Area: Europe
Country: United Kingdom
Region: England
Formation: Wessex


Locations


Sources

Material: At least several individuals.
References: Barrett, Paul. (2016). A new specimen of Valdosaurus canaliculatus (Ornithopoda: Dryosauridae) from the Lower Cretaceous of the Isle of Wight, England.

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