AsiaDinosauriaGenasauriaLate JurassicNeornithischiaOrnithischia

“Gongbusaurus” wucaiwanensis 

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Dinosaur: "Gongbusaurus" wucaiwanensis 

Jurassic: 161.5–154.8 Ma
Length*:1.55 m5.1 ft
Weight*:4 kg9 lb
ESR: 2.5 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Asia

Area: Asia


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


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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