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Dinosaur: Alvarezsaurus calvoi
Cretaceous: 86.3–83.6 Ma
| Length*: | 1.05 m | 3.4 ft |
| Weight*: | 1.7 kg | 4 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Santonian
Years: 86.3–83.6 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Bonaparte
Year: 1991
Distribution
Area: South America
Country: Argentina
Region: Neuquén
Formation: Bajo de la Carpa
Locations
Sources
Material: Partial skeleton.
References: Bonaparte, (1991). Los vertebrados fósiles de la Formación Rio Colorado, de la Ciudad de Neuquén y Cercanías, Cretácico Superior, Argentina.
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