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Aorun zhaoi

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Dinosaur: Aorun zhaoi

Jurassic: 161.5–154.8 Ma
Type: Theropod

Length*:1.1 m3.6 ft
Weight*:1.5 kg3 lb
ESR: 3 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Asia

Area: Asia



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Sources

Material: Partial skeleton with skull.
References: Choiniere, Clark, Forster, Norell, Eberth, Erickson, Chu & Xu. (2014). A juvenile specimen of a new coelurosaur (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Middle–Late Jurassic Shishugou Formation of Xinjiang, People’s Republic of China.

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