CerapodaDinosauriaEarly CretaceousEuropeGenasauriaIguanodontiaNeornithischiaOrnithischiaOrnithopoda

Sphenospondylus gracilis

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Dinosaur: Sphenospondylus gracilis

Cretaceous: 125.8–121.4 Ma
Type: Ornithopod

Length*:6.5 m21.3 ft
Weight*:1.1 t2,425 lb
ESR: 2 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Europe

Area: Europe


Period

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

Details

Status: nomen dubium
Author: Lydekker
Year: 1888

Distribution

Area: Europe
Country: United Kingdom
Region: England
Formation: Wessex


Sources

Material: 6 incomplete dorsal vertebrae.
References: McDonald, A. T. (2012). The status of Dollodon and other basal iguanodonts (Dinosauria: Ornithischia) from the Lower Cretaceous of Europe.

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