Bashanosaurus primitivus
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Dinosaur: Bashanosaurus primitivus
| Length*: | 4.1 m | 13.5 ft |
| Weight*: | 550 kg | 1,213 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Middle Jurassic
Stage: Bathonian-Callovian
Years: 168.2–161.5 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Dai et al.
Year: 2022
Distribution
Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Chongqing
Formation: Lower Shaximiao
Locations
Sources
Material: 2 partial skeletons and dorsal vertebra (totally 3 individuals).
References: Dai, H.; Li, N.; Maidment, S. C. R.; Wei, G.; Zhou, Y. X.; Hu, X. F.; Ma, Q. Y.; Wang, X. Q.; Hu, H. Q.; Peng, G. Z. (2022). "New Stegosaurs from the Middle Jurassic Lower Member of the Shaximiao Formation of Chongqing, China".
