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Dinosaur: Apatoraptor pennatus
| Length*: | 2.5 m | 8.2 ft |
| Weight*: | 55 kg | 121 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Early Maastrichtian
Years: 72.1–66 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Funston & Currie
Year: 2016
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: Canada
Region: Alberta
Formation: Horseshoe Canyon
Locations
Sources
Material: Articulated partial skeleton with fragmentary skull.
References: Funston, G., F., Currie, P., J. (2016). "A new caenagnathid (Dinosauria: Oviraptorosauria) from the Horseshoe Canyon Formation of Alberta, Canada, and a reevaluation of the relationships of Caenagnathidae".
