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Ceratosaurus roechlingi

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Dinosaur: Ceratosaurus roechlingi

Jurassic: 149.2–145 Ma
Type: Theropod

Length*:6.3 m20.7 ft
Weight*:800 kg1,764 lb
ESR: 1 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Africa

Area: Africa


Period

Epoch: Late Jurassic
Stage: Late Tithonian
Years: 149.2–145 Ma

Details

Status: nomen dubium
Author: Janensch
Year: 1925

Distribution

Area: Africa
Country: Tanzania
Region: Mtwara
Formation: Tendaguru


Sources

Material: Incomplete caudal vertebra.
References: Rauhut, O.W.M. (2011) "Theropod dinosaurs from the Late Jurassic of Tendaguru (Tanzania)".

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