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Dinosaur: Aoniraptor libertatem
| Length*: | 6 m | 19.7 ft |
| Weight*: | 550 kg | 1,213 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Cenomanian
Years: 100.5–93.9 Ma
Details
Status: valid /S > Gualicho shinyae
Author: Motta et al.
Year: 2016
Distribution
Area: South America
Country: Argentina
Region: Río Negro
Formation: Huincul
Locations
Sources
Material: Last sacral vertebra, six proximal caudal vertebrae, four mid-caudal vertebrae, and five haemal arches.
References: Rolando, Mauro Aranciaga; Marsà, Jordi Garcia; Novas, Fernando (2020). "Histology and pneumaticity of Aoniraptor libertatem (Dinosauria, Theropoda), an enigmatic mid-sized megaraptoran from Patagonia".
