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“Ornithocheirus” hilsensis
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Dinosaur: "Ornithocheirus" hilsensis
Cretaceous: 139.8–125.8 Ma
| Length*: | 7 m | 23.0 ft |
| Weight*: | 950 kg | 2,094 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Late Valanginian-Early Hauterivian
Years: 139.8–125.8 Ma
Details
Status: nomen dubium
Author: Koken
Year: 1883
Distribution
Area: Europe
Country: Germany
Region: Lower Saxony
Formation: Stadthagen
Classification
Sources
Material: Distal pedal phalanx II-2.
References: Hornung, (2020). Comments on "Ornithocheirus hilsensis" Koken, 1883 -- one of the earliest dinosaur discoveries in Germany.
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