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Dinosaur: Shanyangosaurus niupanggouensis
| Length*: | 1.6 m | 5.2 ft |
| Weight*: | 20 kg | 44 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Middle-Late Maastrichtian
Years: 72.1–66 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Xue, Zhang, Bi, Yue & Chen
Year: 1996
Distribution
Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Shaanxi
Formation: Shanyang
Locations
Sources
Material: Uncinate processes ? partial synsacrum, proximal scapula, humeri, femur, tibia, metatarsals IV, partial phalanx and pedal ungual.
References: Xue, Zhang, Bi, Yue and Chen, (1996). The development and environmental changes of the intermontane basins in the eastern part of Qinling Mountains.
