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Zhongyuansaurus luoyangensis 

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Dinosaur: Zhongyuansaurus luoyangensis 

Cretaceous: 121.4–100.5 Ma
Type: Ankylosaur

Length*:5 m16.4 ft
Weight*:1.4 t3,086 lb
ESR: 2.5 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Asia

Area: Asia


Period

Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Aptian-Albian
Years: 121.4–100.5 Ma

Details

Status: S > Gobisaurus domoculus
Author: Xu et al.
Year: 2007

Distribution

Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Henan
Formation: Haoling


Sources

Material: Skull, vertebrae, ribs, left humerus, both ischia, pubis and osteoderms.
References: Arbour, V. M., & Currie, P. J. (2015). Systematics, phylogeny and palaeobiogeography of the ankylosaurid dinosaurs.

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