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Dinosaur: Ganzhousaurus nankangensis
| Length*: | 1.65 m | 5.4 ft |
| Weight*: | 23 kg | 51 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Campanian-Maastrichtian
Years: 83.6–66 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Wang, Sun, Sullivan & Xu
Year: 2013
Distribution
Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Jiangxi
Formation: Nanxiong
Locations
Sources
Material: Mandible, three posterior caudal vertebrae, left partial ilium, midshaft portion of right tibia, and nearly complete articulated right pes.
References: Wang, S., Sun, C., Sullivan, C. & Xu, X. (2013) "A new oviraptorid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Upper Cretaceous of southern China".
