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Dinosaur: Elopteryx nopcsai
Cretaceous: 72.1–66 Ma
| Length*: | 90 cm | 3.0 ft |
| Weight*: | 2.7 kg | 6 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Late Maastrichtian
Years: 72.1–66 Ma
Details
Status: nomen dubium
Author: Andrews
Year: 1913
Distribution
Area: Europe
Country: Romania
Region: Transylvania
Formation: Sânpetru
Locations
Sources
Material: Two proximal femora.
References: Kessler, Grigorescu and Csiki, (2005). Elopteryx revisited - a new bird-like specimen from the Maastrichtian of the Hateg Basin.
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