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Lukousaurus yini

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Dinosaur: Lukousaurus yini

Jurassic: 201.4–190.8 Ma
Type: Theropod

Length*:4 m13.1 ft
Weight*:120 kg265 lb
ESR: 0.5 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Asia

Area: Asia


Period

Epoch: Early Jurassic
Stage: Hettangian-Sinemurian
Years: 201.4–190.8 Ma

Details

Status: nomen dubium
Author: Young
Year: 1948

Distribution

Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Yunnan
Formation: Lower Lufeng


Sources

Material: Skull, tooth ?, humerus fragment ?, other material ?
References: Glut, (1997). Dinosaurs - The Encyclopedia.

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