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Dinosaur: Huxleysaurus hollingtoniensis
| Length*: | 7 m | 23.0 ft |
| Weight*: | 1.5 t | 3,307 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Middle Valanginian
Years: 139.8–132.6 Ma
Details
Status: S > Hypselospinus fittoni
Author: Paul
Year: 2012
Distribution
Area: Europe
Country: United Kingdom
Region: England
Formation: Wadhurst Clay
Sources
Material: Partial skeleton, referred other individuals (problematic, all material may belong to Hypselospinus fittoni).
References: Paul, G.S., (2012), Notes on the rising diversity of iguanodont taxa, and iguanodonts named after Darwin, Huxley and evolutionary science.
