AsiaCerapodaCeratopsiaChaoyangsauridaeDinosauriaGenasauriaLate JurassicMarginocephaliaNeornithischiaOrnithischia

Hualianceratops wucaiwanensis

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Dinosaur: Hualianceratops wucaiwanensis

Jurassic: 161.5–154.8 Ma
Type: Ceratops

Length*:1.55 m5.1 ft
Weight*:20 kg44 lb
ESR: 2 / 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: Han, Forster, Clark & Xu
Year: 2015

Distribution

Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Xinjiang
Formation: Shishugou


Locations


Sources

Material: Fragmentary skull and nearly complete left pes.
References: Han, Fenglu; Forster, Catherine A.; Clark, James M.; Xu, Xing (2015). "A New Taxon of Basal Ceratopsian from China and the Early Evolution of Ceratopsia".

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