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Dinosaur: Camptosaurus prestwichii
| Length*: | 4 m | 13.1 ft |
| Weight*: | 250 kg | 551 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Jurassic
Stage: Kimmeridgian
Years: 154.8–149.2 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Lydekker
Year: 1889
Distribution
Area: Europe
Country: United Kingdom
Region: England
Formation: Kimmeridge Clay
Sources
Material: Partial skull and postcranium.
References: Carpenter, K., & Lamanna, M. C. (2015). The Braincase Assigned to the Ornithopod Dinosaur Uteodon McDonald, 2011, Reassigned to Dryosaurus Marsh, 1894: Implications for Iguanodontian Morphology and Taxonomy.
