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Dinosaur: Irisosaurus yimenensis
| Length*: | 5.7 m | 18.7 ft |
| Weight*: | 500 kg | 1,102 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Jurassic
Stage: Hettangian-Sinemurian
Years: 201.4–190.8 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Peyre de Febrègues et al.
Year: 2020
Distribution
Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Yunnan
Formation: Fengjiahe
Locations
Sources
Material: Fragmentary skeleton with skull fragments.
References: Peyre de Fabrègues, C., Bi, S., Li, H. et al. (2020). A new species of early-diverging Sauropodiformes from the Lower Jurassic Fengjiahe Formation of Yunnan Province, China.
