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Dinosaur: Pachysuchus imperfectus
| Length*: | 10.1 m | 33.1 ft |
| Weight*: | 2.1 t | 4,630 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Jurassic
Stage: Hettangian-Sinemurian
Years: 201.4–190.8 Ma
Details
Status: nomen dubium
Author: Young
Year: 1951
Distribution
Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Yunnan
Formation: Lower Lufeng
Sources
Material: Fragmentary skull.
References: Paul M. Barrett and Xu Xing (2012). "The enigmatic reptile Pachysuchus imperfectus Young, 1951 from the Lower Lufeng Formation (Lower Jurassic) of Yunnan, China".
