DinosauriaEuropeEurypodaGenasauriaLate JurassicOrnithischiaStegosauriaThyreophora

Dacentrurus phillipsii

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Dinosaur: Dacentrurus phillipsii

Jurassic: 161.5–154.8 Ma
Type: Stegosaur

Length*:4.2 m13.8 ft
Weight*:500 kg1,102 lb
ESR: 1 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Europe

Area: Europe


Period

Epoch: Late Jurassic
Stage: Middle Oxfordian
Years: 161.5–154.8 Ma

Details

Status: nomen dubium
Author: Hennig
Year: 1915

Distribution

Area: Europe
Country: United Kingdom
Region: England
Formation: Coralline Oolite


Sources

Material: Left femur.
References: Maidment, S. C. R., Norman, D. B., Barrett, P. M., & Upchurch, P. (2008). Systematics and phylogeny of Stegosauria (Dinosauria: Ornithischia).

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