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Dinosaur: Aerosteon riocoloradensis
| Length*: | 7.5 m | 24.6 ft |
| Weight*: | 1000 kg | 2,205 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Santonian
Years: 86.3–83.6 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Sereno et al.
Year: 2009
Distribution
Area: South America
Country: Argentina
Region: Mendoza
Formation: Anacleto
Locations
Sources
Material: Partial skeleton with skull fragment. Referred other fragments ?
References: Sereno, P.C., Martinez, R.N., Wilson, J.A., Varricchio, D.J., Alcober, O.A. & Larsson, H.C.E. (2009) "Evidence for Avian Intrathoracic Air Sacs in a New Predatory Dinosaur from Argentina".
