AustraliaCerapodaDinosauriaEarly CretaceousElasmariaGenasauriaNeornithischiaOrnithischiaOrnithopoda

Qantassaurus intrepidus 

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Dinosaur: Qantassaurus intrepidus 

Cretaceous: 125.8–121.4 Ma
Type: Ornithopod

Length*:1.8 m5.9 ft
Weight*:10 kg22 lb
ESR: 1.5 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Australia

Area: Australia


Period

Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Late Barremian
Years: 125.8–121.4 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Rich & Vickers-Rich
Year: 1999

Distribution

Area: Australia
Country: Australia
Region: Victoria
Formation: Wonthaggi


Locations


Sources

Material: Dentary. Referred incomplete left dentary ? and right dentary fragment.
References: Herne et al. (2019) "New small-bodied ornithopods (Dinosauria, Neornithischia) from the Early Cretaceous Wonthaggi Formation (Strzelecki Group) of the Australian-Antarctic rift system, with revision of Q. intrepidus Rich and Vickers-Rich, 1999".

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