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Omeisaurus junghsiensis

Dinosaur: Omeisaurus junghsiensis

Jurassic: 168.2–161.5 Ma
Type: Sauropod

Length*:16.5 m54.1 ft
Weight*:6 t13,228 lb
ESR: 3.5 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Asia

Area: Asia


Period

Epoch: Middle Jurassic
Stage: Bathonian-Callovian
Years: 168.2–161.5 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Young
Year: 1939

Distribution

Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Sichuan
Formation: Lower Shaximiao

Classification

Dinosauria
Saurischia
Eusaurischia
Sauropodomorpha
Plateosauria
Massopoda
Sauropodiformes
Anchisauria
Sauropoda
Gravisauria
Eusauropoda
Mamenchisauridae


Locations


Sources

Material: Several (?) individuals.
References: C.-C. Young. (1939). On a new Sauropoda, with notes on other fragmentary reptiles from Szechuan.

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