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Dinosaur: Yizhousaurus sunae
| Length*: | 8.25 m | 27.1 ft |
| Weight*: | 1.5 t | 3,307 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Jurassic
Stage: Sinemurian
Years: 199.3–190.8 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Zhang et al.
Year: 2018
Distribution
Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Yunnan
Formation: Lower Lufeng
Locations
Sources
Material: Large part of skeleton with skull.
References: Zhang, Q.-N., You, H.-L., Wang, T., Chatterjee, S. (2018). A new sauropodiform dinosaur with a ‘sauropodan’ skull from the Lower Jurassic Lufeng Formation of Yunnan Province, China.
