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Dinosaur: "Camptonotus" amplus
| Length*: | 7.6 m | 24.9 ft |
| Weight*: | 1.2 t | 2,646 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Jurassic
Stage: Kimmeridgian
Years: 154.8–149.2 Ma
Details
Status: nomen dubium/S > Allosaurus
Author: Marsh
Year: 1879
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: Wyoming
Formation: Morrison
Sources
Material: Right pes, partial skull with a few postcranial bones ?
References: Galton, Carpenter & Dalman (2015) The holotype pes of the Morrison dinosaur Camptonotus amplus MARSH, 1879 (Upper Jurassic, western USA) - Is it Camptosaurus, Sauropoda or Allosaurus?.
