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Dinosaur: Ceratosaurus meriani
Jurassic: 154.8–149.2 Ma
| Length*: | 4.9 m | 16.1 ft |
| Weight*: | 390 kg | 860 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Jurassic
Stage: Early Kimmeridgian
Years: 154.8–149.2 Ma
Details
Status: nomen dubium
Author: (Greppin)
Year: (1870)
Distribution
Area: Europe
Country: Switzerland
Region: Solothurn
Formation: Reuchenette
Sources
Material: Tooth.
References: Madsen, J.H.; Welles, S.P. (2000). Ceratosaurus (Dinosauria, Theropoda): A Revised Osteology.
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