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Dinosaur: Balaur bondoc

Length*: | 1.9 m | 6.2 ft |
Weight*: | 16 kg | 35 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Maastrichtian
Years: 72.1–66 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Csiki et al.
Year: 2010
Distribution
Area: Europe
Country: Romania
Region: Transylvania
Formation: Densuş-Ciula, Sebeș
Locations
Sources
Material: A large part of the skeleton without skull. Referred fragmentary skeleton (larger individual).
References: Csiki, Z., Vremir, M., Brusatte, S.L. & Norell, M.A. (2010) "An aberrant island-dwelling theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Romania".