AsiaDinosauriaGenasauriaLate JurassicNeornithischiaOrnithischia
“Gongbusaurus” wucaiwanensis
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Dinosaur: "Gongbusaurus" wucaiwanensis
Jurassic: 161.5–154.8 Ma
Length*: | 1.55 m | 5.1 ft |
Weight*: | 4 kg | 9 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Jurassic
Stage: Oxfordian
Years: 161.5–154.8 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Dong
Year: 1989
Distribution
Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Xinjiang
Formation: Shishugou
Classification
Sources
Material: Two fragmentary skeletons.
References: Dong Zhiming (1989). "On a small ornithopod (Gongbusaurus wucaiwanensis sp. nov.) from Kelamaili, Junggar Basin, Xinjiang, China".
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