Wuerhosaurus ordosensis
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Dinosaur: Wuerhosaurus ordosensis
| Length*: | 5 m | 16.4 ft |
| Weight*: | 1000 kg | 2,205 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Aptian-Albian
Years: 121.4–100.5 Ma
Details
Status: nomen dubium
Author: Dong
Year: 1993
Distribution
Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Inner Mongolia
Formation: Ejinhoro, Luohandong
Sources
Material: 2 partial skeletons, dermal plate.
References: Hou Y. & JI S. (2017) "New findings of stegosaurs from the Lower Cretaceous Luohandong Formation in the Ordos Basin, Inner Mongolia".
