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Dinosaur: Chenanisaurus barbaricus
| Length*: | 7 m | 23.0 ft |
| Weight*: | 1.2 t | 2,646 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Late Maastrichtian
Years: 72.1–66 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Longrich et al.
Year: 2017
Distribution
Area: Africa
Country: Morocco
Region: Béni Mellal-Khénifra
Formation: “Couche III” Phosphates
Locations
Sources
Material: Anterior end of the left dentary, referred teeth.
References: Longrich, N. R., Pereda-Suberbiola, X., Jalil, N.-E., Khaldoune, F., & Jourani, E. (2017). An abelisaurid from the latest Cretaceous (late Maastrichtian) of Morocco, North Africa.
