Dinosaur: Thyreosaurus atlasicus
| Length*: | 7 m | 23.0 ft |
| Weight*: | 3.6 tons | 7,937 lb |
ESR: 2.5 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
Period
Epoch: Middle Jurassic
Stage: Bathonian-Callovian
Details
Status: valid
Autor: Zafaty et al.
Year: 2024
Area: Africa
Country: Morocco
Region: Fès-Meknès
Formation: El Mers III
Other
Material: Partial postcranial skeleton (9 dorsals, 21 dorsal rib fragments, limb bone (fibula?) and 6 dermal elements.
References: Zafaty, O.; Oukassou, M.; Riguetti, F.; Company, J.; Bendrioua, S.; Tabuce, R.; Charrière, A.; Pereda-Suberbiola, X. (2024). "A new stegosaurian dinosaur (Ornithischia: Thyreophora) with a remarkable dermal armour from the Middle Jurassic of North Africa".
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