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Dinosaur: Aucasaurus garridoi
| Length*: | 6.1 m | 20.0 ft |
| Weight*: | 850 kg | 1,874 lb |
| Speed: | 43 km/h | 27 mph |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Early Campanian
Years: 83.6–72.1 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Coria, Chiappe & Dingus
Year: 2002
Distribution
Area: South America
Country: Argentina
Region: Neuquén
Formation: Anacleto
Locations
Sources
Material: A large part of the skeleton with skull.
References: Coria, Chiappe and Dingus (2002). A new close relative of Carnotaurus sastrei Bonaparte 1985 (Theropoda: Abelisauridae) from the Late Cretaceous of Patagonia.
