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Dinosaur: Allosaurus europaeus
| Length*: | 8 m | 26.2 ft |
| Weight*: | 1.3 t | 2,866 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Jurassic
Stage: Kimmeridgian-Tithonian
Years: 154.8–145 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Mateus et al.
Year: 2006
Distribution
Area: Europe
Country: Portugal
Region: Lisbon, Leiria
Formation: Lourinhã, Alcobaça
Locations
Sources
Material: Posterior skull, sclerotic ring, posterior mandible, fourth to sixth cervical vertebrae, fourth to sixth cervical ribs.
References: Mateus, Octávio; Walen, Aart; Antunes, Miguel Telles (2006). "The large theropod fauna of the Lourinha Formation (Portugal) and its similarity to that of the Morrison Formation, with a description of a new species of Allosaurus".
