AsiaCerapodaCeratopsiaChaoyangsauridaeDinosauriaGenasauriaLate JurassicMarginocephaliaNeornithischiaOrnithischia

Yinlong downsi

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Dinosaur: Yinlong downsi

Jurassic: 161.5–154.8 Ma
Type: Ceratops

Length*:1.55 m5.1 ft
Weight*:20 kg44 lb
ESR: 3.5 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Asia

Area: Asia


Period

Epoch: Late Jurassic
Stage: Oxfordian
Years: 161.5–154.8 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Xu, Forster, Clark & Mo
Year: 2006

Distribution

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


Locations


Sources

Material: At least 8 individuals (include-large part of skeleton and also skulls).
References: Han, F., Forster, C. A., Xu, X., & Clark, J. M. (2017). Postcranial anatomy of Yinlong downsi (Dinosauria: Ceratopsia) from the Upper Jurassic Shishugou Formation of China and the phylogeny of basal ornithischians.

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