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Dinosaur: Brighstoneus simmondsi
| Length*: | 6.4 m | 21.0 ft |
| Weight*: | 1000 kg | 2,205 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Barremian
Years: 125.8–121.4 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Lockwood et al.
Year: 2021
Distribution
Area: Europe
Country: United Kingdom
Region: England
Formation: Wessex
Locations
Sources
Material: Partial skeleton with skull fragments.
References: Lockwood, Jeremy A. F.; Martill, David M.; Maidment, Susannah C. R. (2021). "A new hadrosauriform dinosaur from the Wessex Formation, Wealden Group (Early Cretaceous), of the Isle of Wight, southern England".
