Dongyangopelta yangyanensis
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Dinosaur: Dongyangopelta yangyanensis
| Length*: | 4.7 m | 15.4 ft |
| Weight*: | 900 kg | 1,984 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Cretaceous - Late Cretaceous
Stage: Albian-Cenomanian
Years: 113–93.9 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Chen et al.
Year: 2013
Distribution
Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Zhejiang
Formation: Chaochuan
Locations
Sources
Material: Dorsosacral vertebrae, sacral vertebrae, dorsal ribs, partial right ilium, right femur, three pedal phalanges, osteoderms and ossified tendons.
References: Arbour, V. M., & Currie, P. J. (2015). Systematics, phylogeny and palaeobiogeography of the ankylosaurid dinosaurs.
