“Dyoplosaurus” giganteus
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Dinosaur: "Dyoplosaurus" giganteus
| Length*: | 6 m | 19.7 ft |
| Weight*: | 1.9 t | 4,189 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Early Maastrichtian
Years: 72.1–66 Ma
Details
Status: nomen dubium
Author: Maleev
Year: 1956
Distribution
Area: Asia
Country: Mongolia
Region: Ömnögovi
Formation: Nemegt
Sources
Material: Series of caudal vertebrae, metatarsals, phalanges, osteoderms including tail club knob.
References: Arbour, V. M., & Currie, P. J. (2015). Systematics, phylogeny and palaeobiogeography of the ankylosaurid dinosaurs.
