“Chungkingosaurus giganticus”
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Dinosaur: "Chungkingosaurus giganticus"
| Length*: | 5.6 m | 18.4 ft |
| Weight*: | 1.3 t | 2,866 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Jurassic
Stage: Oxfordian
Years: 161.5–154.8 Ma
Details
Status: nomen nudum > Chungkingosaurus jiangbeiensis
Author: Ulansky
Year: 2014
Distribution
Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Sichuan
Formation: Upper Shaximiao
Sources
Material: Sacral, caudal vertebrae, humerus, femora, tibia and fibula, other fragments ?
References: Galton, Peter M. & Carpenter, Kenneth, (2016), "The plated dinosaur Stegosaurus longispinus Gilmore, 1914 (Dinosauria: Ornithischia; Upper Jurassic, western USA), type species of Alcovasaurus n. gen.".
