AsiaCerapodaDinosauriaGenasauriaMiddle JurassicNeornithischiaOrnithischiaOrnithopoda

Yandusaurus hongheensis

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Dinosaur: Yandusaurus hongheensis

Jurassic: 168.2–161.5 Ma
Type: Ornithopod

Length*:3.8 m12.5 ft
Weight*:130 kg287 lb
ESR: 3 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Asia

Area: Asia


Period

Epoch: Middle Jurassic
Stage: Bathonian-Callovian
Years: 168.2–161.5 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: He
Year: 1979

Distribution

Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Sichuan
Formation: Lower Shaximiao


Locations


Sources

Material: Partial skull and partial skeleton.
References: Butler, R. J., Upchurch, P., & Norman, D. B. (2008). The phylogeny of the ornithischian dinosaurs.

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