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Dinosaur: Bayannurosaurus perfectus
| Length*: | 9 m | 29.5 ft |
| Weight*: | 3.2 t | 7,055 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Early Aptian
Years: 121.4–113 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Xu et al.
Year: 2018
Distribution
Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Inner Mongolia
Formation: Bayingebi
Locations
Sources
Material: Nearly complete, semi-articulated skeleton with skull.
References: Xu, X., Tan, Q., Gao, Y., Bao, Z., Yin, Z., Guo, B., … Xing, H. (2018). A large-sized basal ankylopollexian from East Asia, shedding light on early biogeographic history of Iguanodontia.
