Ankylosauria Ankylosauridae Asia Dinosauria Early Cretaceous Eurypoda Genasauria Ornithischia Thyreophora

Chuanqilong chaoyangensis

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Dinosaur: Chuanqilong chaoyangensis

Cretaceous: 121.4–113 Ma

Type: Ankylosaur

*Length:**	4.5 m	14.8 ft
*Weight:**	1000 kg	2,205 lb

ESR: 4 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Area: Asia

Period

Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Aptian
Years: 121.4–113 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Han, Zheng, Hu, Xu & Barrett
Year: 2014

Distribution

Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Liaoning
Formation: Jiufotang

Classification

Dinosauria
Ornithischia
Genasauria
Thyreophora
Eurypoda
Ankylosauria
Ankylosauridae

Locations

Sources

Material: Nearly complete skeleton with incomplete skull.
References: Han, F.; Zheng, W.; Hu, D.; Xu, X.; Barrett, P.M. (2014). "A New Basal Ankylosaurid (Dinosauria: Ornithischia) from the Lower Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation of Liaoning Province, China".

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