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Dinosaur: Carnotaurus sastrei
Cretaceous: 72.1–66 Ma
| Length*: | 7.8 m | 25.6 ft |
| Weight*: | 1.85 t | 4,079 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Maastrichtian
Years: 72.1–66 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Bonaparte
Year: 1985
Distribution
Area: South America
Country: Argentina
Region: Chubut
Formation: La Colonia
Locations
Sources
Material: A large part of skeleton with skull.
References: Bonaparte, J.F. (1985) "A horned Cretaceous carnosaur from Patagonia".
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