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Emausaurus ernsti

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Dinosaur: Emausaurus ernsti

Jurassic: 182.7–174.7 Ma
Length*:2.1 m6.9 ft
Weight*:20 kg44 lb
ESR: 1.5 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Europe

Area: Europe


Period

Epoch: Early Jurassic
Stage: Toarcian
Years: 182.7–174.7 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Haubold
Year: 1990

Distribution

Area: Europe
Country: Germany
Region: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Formation: Posidonienschiefer-equivalent


Locations


Sources

Material: Nearly complete skull and jaw, caudal vertebrae, neural arches, fragments of ribs, scutes and plates.
References: Haubold, H. (1990) Ein neuer Dinosaurier (Ornithischia, Thyreophora) aus dem Unteren Jura des nördlichen Mitteleuropa.

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