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Dinosaur: Daspletosaurus wilsoni
| Length*: | 9.4 m | 30.8 ft |
| Weight*: | 3.2 t | 7,055 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Middle-Late Campanian
Years: 83.6–72.1 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Warshaw & Fowler
Year: 2022
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: Montana
Formation: Judith River
Locations
Sources
Material: Partial skull and fragments (mostly vertebrae).
References: Warshaw, Elías A.; Fowler, Denver W. (2022). "A transitional species of Daspletosaurus Russell, 1970 from the Judith River Formation of eastern Montana".
