AsiaDinosauriaEarly JurassicEusaurischiaPlateosauriaSaurischiaSauropodomorpha
Yimenosaurus youngi
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Dinosaur: Yimenosaurus youngi
Jurassic: 201.4–199.3 Ma
| Length*: | 8.9 m | 29.2 ft |
| Weight*: | 1.8 t | 3,968 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Jurassic
Stage: Hettangian
Years: 201.4–199.3 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Bai, Yang & Wang
Year: 1990
Distribution
Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Yunnan
Formation: Fengjiahe
Classification
Locations
Sources
Material: 2 (more ?) partial skeletons with incomplete skulls.
References: Bai, Z.; Yang, J.; Wang, G. (1990). "Yimenosaurus, a New Genus of Prosauropod from Yimen County, Yunnan Province".
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