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Dinosaur: Dashanpusaurus dongi
Jurassic: 168.2–161.5 Ma
| Length*: | 13.8 m | 45.3 ft |
| Weight*: | 5.2 t | 11,464 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Middle Jurassic
Stage: Bathonian-Callovian
Years: 168.2–161.5 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Peng, Ye, Gao, Shu & Jiang
Year: 2005
Distribution
Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Sichuan
Formation: Lower Shaximiao
Locations
Sources
Material: Two partial skeletons.
References: Peng, G.; Y. Ye; Y. Gao; C. Shu; S. Jiang (2005). "A new camarasaurid from the Middle Jurassic, Xiashaximiao Formation in Dashanpu, China".
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