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Cristatusaurus lapparenti 

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Dinosaur: Cristatusaurus lapparenti 

Cretaceous: 121.4–100.5 Ma
Type: Theropod

Length*:12 m39.4 ft
Weight*:4 t8,818 lb
ESR: 2 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Africa

Area: Africa



Sources

Material: Fragmentary skull, referred dorsal vertebrae, dorsal neural arch and premaxilla, other material ?
References: Taquet, P., & Russell, D. A. (1998). New data on spinosaurid dinosaurs from the early cretaceous of the Sahara.

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