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Kentrosaurus aethiopicus

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Dinosaur: Kentrosaurus aethiopicus

Jurassic: 154.8–145 Ma
Type: Stegosaur

Length*:5.7 m18.7 ft
Weight*:1.2 t2,646 lb
ESR: 3.5 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Africa

Area: Africa


Period

Epoch: Late Jurassic
Stage: Late Kimmeridgian-Tithonian
Years: 154.8–145 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Hennig
Year: 1915

Distribution

Area: Africa
Country: Tanzania
Region: Mtwara
Formation: Tendaguru


Locations


Sources

Material: Several dozen individuals.
References: Maidment, S. C. R., Norman, D. B., Barrett, P. M., & Upchurch, P. (2008). Systematics and phylogeny of Stegosauria (Dinosauria: Ornithischia).

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