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Dinosaur: Huayangosaurus taibaii
| Length*: | 5.1 m | 16.7 ft |
| Weight*: | 1000 kg | 2,205 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Middle Jurassic
Stage: Bathonian-Callovian
Years: 168.2–161.5 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Dong, Tang & Zhou
Year: 1982
Distribution
Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Sichuan
Formation: Lower Shaximiao
Locations
Sources
Material: At least 4 individuals (include partial skeletons and skulls).
References: Maidment, S. C. R., Wei, G., & Norman, D. B. (2006). Re-description of the postcranial skeleton of the middle Jurassic stegosaur Huayangosaurus taibaii.
