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Dinosaur: Comptonatus chasei
| Length*: | 6.2 m | 20.3 ft |
| Weight*: | 1.05 t | 2,315 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Middle Barremian
Years: 124-122 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Lockwood et al.
Year: 2024
Distribution
Area: Europe
Country: United Kingdom
Region: England
Formation: Wessex
Locations
Sources
Material: Almost complete skeleton with skull fragments.
References: Lockwood, Jeremy A. F.; Martill, David M.; Maidment, Susannah C. R. (2024). "Comptonatus chasei , a new iguanodontian dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous Wessex Formation of the Isle of Wight, southern England".
