Ankylosauria Asia Dinosauria Early Cretaceous Eurypoda Genasauria Nodosauridae Ornithischia Polacanthinae Thyreophora

Taohelong jinchengensis

Dinosaur: Taohelong jinchengensis

Type: Ankylosaur

*Length:**	5 m	16.4 ft
*Weight:**	1.1 tons	2,425 lb

ESR: 1.5 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Area: Asia

Period

Epoch: Early Cretaceous

Details

Status: valid
Author: Yang, You, Li & Kong
Year: 2013

Distribution

Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Gansu
Formation: Hekou Group

Classification

Dinosauria
Ornithischia
Genasauria
Thyreophora
Eurypoda
Ankylosauria
Nodosauridae
Polacanthinae

Sources

Material: Caudal vertebra, 3 ribs, left ilium and several osteoderms.
References: Yang J.-T.; You H.-L.; Li D.-Q.; Kong D.-L. (2013). "First discovery of polacanthine ankylosaur dinosaur in Asia".

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