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Mongolostegus exspectabilis

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Dinosaur: Mongolostegus exspectabilis

Cretaceous: 121.4–100.5 Ma
Type: Stegosaur

Length*:4.4 m14.4 ft
Weight*:650 kg1,433 lb
ESR: 2 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Asia

Area: Asia


Period

Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Aptian-Albian
Years: 121.4–100.5 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Tumanova & Alifanov
Year: 2018

Distribution

Area: Asia
Country: Mongolia
Region: Dornogovi
Formation: Dzunbain


Locations


Sources

Material: Left and fragmentary right pubis, one sacrocaudal, five caudal vertebrae, sacral rib and fragments of presumably pelvic bones.
References: Tumanova, T. A., & Alifanov, V. R. (2018). First Record of Stegosaur (Ornithischia, Dinosauria) from the Aptian–Albian of Mongolia.

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