Yuxisaurus kopchicki
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Dinosaur: Yuxisaurus kopchicki
| Length*: | 5.5 m | 18.0 ft |
| Weight*: | 800 kg | 1,764 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Jurassic
Stage: Pliensbachian
Years: 190.8–182.7 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Yao et al.
Year: 2021
Distribution
Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Yunnan
Formation: Fengjiahe
Classification
Locations
Sources
Material: Partial skeleton with incomplete skull.
References: Xi Yao, Paul M Barrett, Lei Yang, Xing Xu, Shundong Bi (2021). A new early-branching armoured dinosaur from the Lower Jurassic of southwestern China.
