AsiaDinosauriaEarly JurassicEusaurischiaSaurischiaSauropodomorpha
Tawasaurus minor
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Dinosaur: Tawasaurus minor
Jurassic: 199.3–190.8 Ma
| Length*: | 40 cm | 1.3 ft |
| Weight*: | 0.2 kg | 0 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Jurassic
Stage: Sinemurian
Years: 199.3–190.8 Ma
Details
Status: S > Lufengosaurus huenei
Author: Young
Year: 1982
Distribution
Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Yunnan
Formation: Lower Lufeng
Classification
Sources
Material: Partial skull.
References: Sereno (1991). Lesothosaurus, “Fabrosaurids,” and the early evolution of Ornithischia.
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