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Dinosaur: Kritosaurus navajovius
| Length*: | 9.1 m | 29.9 ft |
| Weight*: | 4.2 t | 9,259 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Late Campanian
Years: 83.6–72.1 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Brown
Year: 1910
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: New Mexico
Formation: Kirtland
Locations
Sources
Material: 3 skulls and cervical vertebrae.
References: Prieto-Márquez, A. (2014). "Skeletal morphology of Kritosaurus navajovius (Dinosauria:Hadrosauridae) from the Late Cretaceous of the North American south-west, with an evaluation of the phylogenetic systematics and biogeography of Kritosaurini".
