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Dinosaur: Tianyulong confuciusi
Jurassic: 166.1–154.8 Ma
| Length*: | 70 cm | 2.3 ft |
| Weight*: | 0.4 kg | 1 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Middle Jurassic - Late Jurassic
Stage: Callovian-Oxfordian
Years: 166.1–154.8 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Zheng, You, Xu & Dong
Year: 2009
Distribution
Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Liaoning
Formation: Tiaojishan
Locations
Sources
Material: 6 individuals.
References: Sereno, P.C. (2012) "Taxonomy, morphology, masticatory function and phylogeny of heterodontosaurid dinosaurs".
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