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Dinosaur: "Comanchesaurus kuesi"
| Length*: | 3.55 m | 11.6 ft |
| Weight*: | 44 kg | 97 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Triassic
Stage: Norian
Years: 227–208.5 Ma
Details
Status: nomen ex dissertatione
Author: Hunt
Year: 1994
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: New Mexico
Formation: Bull Canyon
Sources
Material: Partial skeleton including dorsal centra, proximal left femur, partial astragalus, metatarsal fragments and phalanges.
References: Nesbitt, S. J., Irmis, R. B., & Parker, W. G. (2007). A critical re‐evaluation of the Late Triassic dinosaur taxa of North America.
