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Dinosaur: Tsintaosaurus spinorhinus
| Length*: | 9.8 m | 32.2 ft |
| Weight*: | 4.5 t | 9,921 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Late Campanian
Years: 83.6–72.1 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Young
Year: 1958
Distribution
Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Shandong
Formation: Jingangkou
Locations
Sources
Material: At least several individuals.
References: Prieto-Márquez, A. & Wagner, J.R. (2013) "The ‘Unicorn’ Dinosaur That Wasn’t: A New Reconstruction of the Crest of Tsintaosaurus and the Early Evolution of the Lambeosaurine Crest and Rostrum".
