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Dinosaur: Aratasaurus museunacionali
| Length*: | 3.5 m | 11.5 ft |
| Weight*: | 50 kg | 110 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Albian
Years: 113–100.5 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Sayão et al.
Year: 2020
Distribution
Area: South America
Country: Brazil
Region: Ceará
Formation: Romualdo
Locations
Sources
Material: Right hind limb.
References: Sayão J.M., Saraiva A.Á.F., Brum A.S. et al. (2020). The first theropod dinosaur (Coelurosauria, Theropoda) from the base of the Romualdo Formation (Albian), Araripe Basin, Northeast Brazil.
