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Dinosaur: Sonidosaurus saihangaobiensis
| Length*: | 10.1 m | 33.1 ft |
| Weight*: | 3.3 t | 7,275 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Late Campanian-Early Maastrichtian
Years: 83.6–66 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Xu, Zhang, Tan, Zhao & Tan
Year: 2006
Distribution
Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Inner Mongolia
Formation: Iren Dabasu
Locations
Sources
Material: 5 dorsal vertebrae, sacral vertebra, caudal vertebra, ribs, chevron. partial left and right ilia, partial left pubis and both ischia.
References: Xing, X., Xiaohong, Z., Qingwei, T., Xijin, Z., & Lin, T. (2006). A New Titanosaurian Sauropod from Late Cretaceous of Nei Mongol, China.
