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Yizhousaurus sunae

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Dinosaur: Yizhousaurus sunae

Jurassic: 199.3–190.8 Ma
Type: Sauropod

Length*:8.25 m27.1 ft
Weight*:1.5 t3,307 lb
ESR: 3.5 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Asia

Area: Asia


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.

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