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Dinosaur: Ceratonykus oculatus
Cretaceous: 72.1–66 Ma
| Length*: | 75 cm | 2.5 ft |
| Weight*: | 0.75 kg | 2 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Earliest Maastrichtian
Years: 72.1–66 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Alifanov & Barsbold
Year: 2009
Distribution
Area: Asia
Country: Mongolia
Region: Ömnögovi
Formation: Barun Goyot
Locations
Sources
Material: Incomplete skull and partial skeleton.
References: V. R. Alifanov and R. Barsbold. (2009). Ceratonykus oculatus gen. et sp. nov., a new dinosaur (? Theropoda, Alvarezsauria) from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia.
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