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Dinosaur: Shenzhousaurus orientalis
Cretaceous: 125.8–113 Ma

Length*: | 1.7 m | 5.6 ft |
Weight*: | 12 kg | 26 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Late Barremian-Early Aptian
Years: 125.8–113 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Ji et al.
Year: 2003
Distribution
Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Liaoning
Formation: Yixian
Locations
Sources
Material: Large part of skeleton with incomplete skull.
References: Ji, Norell, Makovicky, Gao, Ji and Yuan, (2003). An early ostrich dinosaur and implications for ornithomimosaur phylogeny.
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