Daemonosaurus chauliodus
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Dinosaur: Daemonosaurus chauliodus
| Length*: | 1.6 m | 5.2 ft |
| Weight*: | 4.1 kg | 9 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Triassic
Stage: Rhaetian
Years: 208.5–201.4 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Sues et al.
Year: 2011
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: New Mexico
Formation: Chinle
Classification
Locations
Sources
Material: Skull, cervical vertebrae and cervical rib fragments.
References: Nesbitt & Sues (2020). The osteology of the early-diverging dinosaur Daemonosaurus chauliodus (Archosauria: Dinosauria) from the Coelophysis Quarry (Triassic: Rhaetian) of New Mexico and its relationships to other early dinosaurs.
