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Dinosaur: Morelladon beltrani
| Length*: | 7.6 m | 24.9 ft |
| Weight*: | 1.9 t | 4,189 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Barremian
Years: 125.8–121.4 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Gasulla et al.
Year: 2015
Distribution
Area: Europe
Country: Spain
Region: Valencian Community
Formation: Arcillas de Morella
Locations
Sources
Material: Dentary tooth, six dorsal vertebrae and centrum, fragments of neural spines, ribs fragments, sacrum, two haemal arches, ilia, incomplete pubes, ischia, and tibia.
References: Gasulla, J.M., Escaso, F., Narváez, I., Ortega, F. & Sanz, J.L. (2015) A New Sail-Backed Styracosternan (Dinosauria: Ornithopoda) from the Early Cretaceous of Morella, Spain.
