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Dinosaur: Alectrosaurus olseni
| Length*: | 5.8 m | 19.0 ft |
| Weight*: | 600 kg | 1,323 lb |
| Speed: | 54 km/h | 34 mph |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Late Campanian-Early Maastrichtian
Years: 83.6–66 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Gilmore
Year: 1933
Distribution
Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Inner Mongolia
Formation: Iren Dabasu
Locations
Sources
Material: Leg bones, two manual unguals ?
References: Mader, B.J.; Bradley, R.L. (1989). "A redescription and revised diagnosis of the syntypes of the Mongolian tyrannosaur Alectrosaurus olseni".
