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Dinosaur: Xianshanosaurus shijiagouensis
Cretaceous: 121.4–100.5 Ma
| Length*: | 15.5 m | 50.9 ft |
| Weight*: | 7.1 t | 15,653 lb |
*The largest known specimen
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Material: 10 caudal vertebrae, haemal arch, right coracoid, left femur and several ribs.
References: Lü, J., Xu, L., Jiang, X., Jia, S., Li, M., Yuan, C., Zhang, X. & Ji, Q. (2009) "A preliminary report on the new dinosaurian fauna from the Cretaceous of the Ruyang Basin, Henan province of Central China".
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