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Dinosaur: Ambopteryx longibrachium
| Length*: | 32 cm | 1.0 ft |
| Weight*: | 0.3 kg | 1 lb |
| Speed: | 16 km/h | 10 mph |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Jurassic
Stage: Oxfordian
Years: 161.5–154.8 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Wang et al.
Year: 2019
Distribution
Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Liaoning
Formation: equivalent Haifanggou
Locations
Sources
Material: Articulated and nearly complete skeleton with associated soft tissue preserved on a slab and counter slab.
References: Wang, Min; O’Connor, Jingmai K.; Xu, Xing; Zhou, Zhonghe (2019). "A new Jurassic scansoriopterygid and the loss of membranous wings in theropod dinosaurs".
