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Ruyangosaurus giganteus

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Dinosaur: Ruyangosaurus giganteus

Cretaceous: 121.4–100.5 Ma
Type: Sauropod

Length*:27 m88.6 ft
Weight*:46 t101,413 lb
ESR: 3 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Asia

Area: Asia



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Sources

Material: Large part of skeleton (probably a few individuals).
References: Lü, Junchang; Pu, Hanyong; Xu, Li; Jia, Songhai; Zhang, Jiming; Shen, Caizhi (2014). Osteology of the giant sauropod dinosaur Ruyangosaurus giganteus Lü et al., 2009.

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