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Dinosaur: "Dachongosaurus yunnanensis"
| Length*: | 10.7 m | 35.1 ft |
| Weight*: | 2.6 t | 5,732 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Jurassic
Stage: Sinemurian
Years: 199.3–190.8 Ma
Details
Status: nomen nudum
Author: Zhao
Year: 1985
Distribution
Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Yunnan
Formation: Lower Lufeng
Sources
Material: Partial skeleton including at least nine dorsal vertebrae, seventeen dorsal ribs, femur.
References: Li, Zhang and Cai, (1998). The Characteristics of the Composition of the Trace Elements in Jurassic Dinosaur Bones and Red Beds in Sichuan Basin.
