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Dinosaur: Dacentrurus lennieri
| Length*: | 5.3 m | 17.4 ft |
| Weight*: | 950 kg | 2,094 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Jurassic
Stage: Early Kimmeridgian
Years: 154.8–149.2 Ma
Details
Status: nomen dubium
Author: Hennig
Year: 1915
Distribution
Area: Europe
Country: France
Region: Normandy
Formation: Argiles d'Octeville
Sources
Material: Seven cervical vertebrae, seven dorsal vertebrae, sacrum, left ilium, the posterior ends of one pubis and one ischium, the first caudal vertebra and femur.
References: Francisco Costa & OctÃvio Mateus (2019) Dacentrurine stegosaurs (Dinosauria): A new specimen of Miragaia longicollum from the Late Jurassic of Portugal resolves taxonomical validity and shows the occurrence of the clade in North America.
