Ferganasaurus verzilini Ferganasaurus
"Fergana Valley lizard"
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Ferganasaurus 18 m (59 ft) long
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- Length
- 18 m (59 ft)
- Period
- Middle Jurassic (174–163 Mya)
- Place
- Unknown locality
- Food
- Herbivore
- Clade
- Dinosauria
Ferganasaurus (meaning “Fergana Valley lizard”) is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived in the Balabansai Formation of Kyrgyzstan, which dates to the Callovian stage of the Middle Jurassic. It was formally described in 2003 by Alifanov and Averianov as the type species Ferganasaurus verzilini. It is believed to be similar to Rhoetosaurus.
What we know
- Named by Alifanov & Averianov, 2003.
- Body length estimated at about 18 m.