Ferganasaurus

Say it like this: “fur-GAH-nah-SOR-us”

Ferganasaurus verzilini

Ferganasaurus ate plants and walked on four legs. It lived in the Middle Jurassic. Bones have been found in Kyrgyzstan.

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When: Middle Jurassic (Callovian) · roughly 165.3 to 161.5 million years ago
Named in: 2003 · Alifanov, V. R.; Averianov, A. O.
Hip height: 4 m · 13 ft
Length: 18 m · 59 ft
Weight: 15 tonnes
Found in: Kyrgyzstan · Balabansai
Food and walking: Herbivore · Four legs
Kind: long-neck giant · Sauropod
Family branch: Eusauropoda

The story in short

In 2003, V. R. Alifanov and A. O. Averianov published the name Ferganasaurus.

It lived in the Middle Jurassic (Callovian), roughly 165.3 to 161.5 million years ago. Finds come from Kyrgyzstan, including the Balabansai Formation. It was a herbivore and walked on four legs.

Published estimates put Ferganasaurus at a length near 18 m, hips about 4 m high, and a body mass around 15 tonnes.

On the family tree it sits in Eusauropoda, among the sauropod dinosaurs.

Close relatives

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