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Dinosaur: "Scrotum humanum"
Jurassic: 168.2–166.1 Ma
Period
Epoch: Middle Jurassic
Stage: Bathonian
Years: 168.2–166.1 Ma
Details
Status: nomen oblitum
Author: Brookes
Year: 1763
Distribution
Area: Europe
Country: United Kingdom
Region: England
Formation: Taynton Limestone
Classification
Sources
Material: Distal femur.
References: Halstead & Sarjeant, (1993). Scrotum humanum Brookes - the earliest name for a dinosaur?
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