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Dinosaur: Yangchuanosaurus zigongensis
Jurassic: 168.2–161.5 Ma
| Length*: | 5.4 m | 17.7 ft |
| Weight*: | 500 kg | 1,102 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Middle Jurassic
Stage: Bathonian-Callovian
Years: 168.2–161.5 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Carrano, Benson & Sampson
Year: 2012
Distribution
Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Sichuan
Formation: Lower Shaximiao
Locations
Sources
Material: Partial skeleton, referred maxilla ?, teeth ?, femur ?, tibia ?, fibula ?
References: Carrano, Benson & Sampson, (2012). The phylogeny of Tetanurae (Dinosauria: Theropoda).
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