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Dinosaur: Dakotadon lakotaensis
| Length*: | 5.8 m | 19.0 ft |
| Weight*: | 850 kg | 1,874 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Valanginian
Years: 139.8–132.6 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Paul
Year: 2008
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: South Dakota
Formation: Lakota
Locations
Sources
Material: Partial skull, lower jaws, and associated dorsal and caudal vertebrae.
References: Boyd & Pagnac (2015) Insight on the anatomy, systematic relationships, and age of the Early Cretaceous ankylopollexian dinosaur Dakotadon lakotaensis.
