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Dinosaur: Buitreraptor gonzalezorum
| Length*: | 1.5 m | 4.9 ft |
| Weight*: | 5.5 kg | 12 lb |
| Speed: | 42 km/h | 26 mph |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Cenomanian
Years: 100.5–93.9 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Makovicky et al.
Year: 2005
Distribution
Area: South America
Country: Argentina
Region: Río Negro
Formation: Candeleros
Locations
Sources
Material: At least three partial skeletons (one with skull).
References: Novas, Brissón Egli, Agnolin, Gianechini and Cerda, (2017). Postcranial osteology of a new specimen of Buitreraptor gonzalezorum (Theropoda, Coelurosauria).
