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Dinosaur: Aniksosaurus darwini

Length*: | 2.6 m | 8.5 ft |
Weight*: | 25 kg | 55 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Cenomanian
Years: 100.5–93.9 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Martínez & Novas
Year: 2006
Distribution
Area: South America
Country: Argentina
Region: Chubut
Formation: Bajo Barreal
Locations
Sources
Material: At least five individuals.
References: Martínez, R.D., and Novas, F.E. (2006). "Aniksosaurus darwini gen. et sp. nov., a new coelurosaurian theropod from the early Late Cretaceous of central Patagonia, Argentina."