Laquintasaura venezuelae
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Dinosaur: Laquintasaura venezuelae
| Length*: | 100 cm | 3.3 ft |
| Weight*: | 2.5 kg | 6 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Jurassic
Stage: Hettangian
Years: 201.4–199.3 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Barrett et al.
Year: 2014
Distribution
Area: South America
Country: Venezuela
Region: Táchira
Formation: La Quinta
Classification
Locations
Sources
Material: At least four individuals (bonebed).
References: Barrett, Paul M.; Butler, Richard J.; Mundil, Roland; Scheyer, Torsten M.; Irmis, Randall B.; Sánchez-Villagra, Marcelo R. (2014). "A palaeoequatorial ornithischian and new constraints on early dinosaur diversification".
