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Dinosaur: Daspletosaurus horneri
| Length*: | 8.7 m | 28.5 ft |
| Weight*: | 2.5 t | 5,512 lb |
| Speed: | 40 km/h | 25 mph |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Late Campanian
Years: 83.6–72.1 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Carr et al.
Year: 2017
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: Montana
Formation: Two Medicine
Locations
Sources
Material: Complete skull and partial skeleton, referred other individuals.
References: Carr, T. D., Varricchio, D. J., Sedlmayr, J. C., Roberts, E. M., & Moore, J. R. (2017). A new tyrannosaur with evidence for anagenesis and crocodile-like facial sensory system.
