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Dinosaur: Auroraceratops rugosus
| Length*: | 1.3 m | 4.3 ft |
| Weight*: | 15 kg | 33 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Albian
Years: 113–100.5 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: You et al.
Year: 2005
Distribution
Locations
Sources
Material: More than 80 individuals.
References: Morschhauser, E. M., You, H., Li, D., & Dodson, P. (2018). Postcranial morphology of the basal neoceratopsian (Ornithischia: Ceratopsia) Auroraceratops rugosus from the Early Cretaceous (Aptian–Albian) of northwestern Gansu Province, China.
