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Wuerhosaurus homheni 

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Dinosaur: Wuerhosaurus homheni 

Cretaceous: 121.4–100.5 Ma
Type: Stegosaur

Length*:6.7 m22.0 ft
Weight*:2.2 t4,850 lb
ESR: 2 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Asia

Area: Asia


Period

Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Aptian-Albian
Years: 121.4–100.5 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Dong
Year: 1973

Distribution

Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Xinjiang
Formation: Lianmuqin


Locations


Sources

Material: Fragmentary skeleton, 3 caudal vertebrae and referred dorsal vertebra.
References: Maidment, S. C. R., Norman, D. B., Barrett, P. M., & Upchurch, P. (2008). Systematics and phylogeny of Stegosauria (Dinosauria: Ornithischia).

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