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Dinosaur: Caletodraco cottardi
| Length*: | 5.6 m | 18.4 ft |
| Weight*: | 700 kg | 1,543 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Early Cenomanian
Years: 100.5–93.9 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Buffetaut et al.
Year: 2024
Distribution
Area: Europe
Country: France
Region: Normandy
Formation: Unnamed
Locations
Sources
Material: Sacrum, incomplete ilia, caudal vertebra and various poorly preserved bones, possibly ribs, tooth
References: Buffetaut, E.; Tong, H.; Girard, J.; Hoyez, B.; Párraga, J. (2024). "Caletodraco cottardi: A New Furileusaurian Abelisaurid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Cenomanian Chalk of Normandy (North-Western France)".
