AverostraDinosauriaEusaurischiaLate JurassicNeotheropodaSaurischiaSouth AmericaTetanuraeTheropoda

Chilesaurus diegosuarezi

Dinosaur: Chilesaurus diegosuarezi

Jurassic: 149.2–145 Ma
Type: Theropod

Length*:3.2 m10.5 ft
Weight*:100 kg220 lb
Speed:27 km/h17 mph
ESR: 3 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*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


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.

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