Chilesaurus diegosuarezi
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Dinosaur: Chilesaurus diegosuarezi
| Length*: | 3.2 m | 10.5 ft |
| Weight*: | 100 kg | 220 lb |
| Speed: | 27 km/h | 17 mph |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Jurassic
Stage: Tithonian
Years: 149.2–145 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Novas et al.
Year: 2015
Distribution
Area: South America
Country: Chile
Region: Aysén
Formation: Toqui
Locations
Sources
Material: Several (or at least 13 ?) partial skeletons (also with skull fragments).
References: Novas, F.E., Salgado, L., Suárez, M., Agnolín, F.L., Ezcurra, M.D., Chimento, N.R., de la Cruz, R., Isasi, M.P., Vargas, A.O., Rubilar-Rogers, D. (2015). An enigmatic plant-eating theropod from the Late Jurassic period of Chile.
