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Dinosaur: Archaeornithoides deinosauriscus
Cretaceous: 83.6–72.1 Ma

Length*: | 50 cm | 1.6 ft |
Weight*: | 0.09 kg | 0 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Late Campanian
Years: 83.6–72.1 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Elzanowski & Wellnhofer
Year: 1992
Distribution
Area: Asia
Country: Mongolia
Region: Ömnögovi
Formation: Djadokhta
Locations
Sources
Material: Partial skull (juvenile).
References: Elzanowski and Wellnhofer, (1992). A new link between theropods and birds from the Cretaceous of Mongolia.
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