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Dinosaur: Aristosuchus pusillus
| Length*: | 1.9 m | 6.2 ft |
| Weight*: | 8 kg | 18 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Barremian
Years: 125.8–121.4 Ma
Details
Status: nomen dubium
Author: Seeley
Year: 1887
Distribution
Area: Europe
Country: United Kingdom
Region: England
Formation: Wessex
Locations
Sources
Material: Five sacral vertebrae, distal pubes. Referred other vertebrae and manual ungual.
References: Naish, D. (2002). "The historical taxonomy of the Lower Cretaceous theropods (Dinosauria) Calamospondylus and Aristosuchus from the Isle of Wight."
