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Dinosaur: Deltadromeus agilis
| Length*: | 8 m | 26.2 ft |
| Weight*: | 800 kg | 1,764 lb |
| Speed: | 49 km/h | 30 mph |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Cenomanian
Years: 100.5–93.9 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Sereno et al.
Year: 1996
Distribution
Area: Africa
Country: Morocco, Egypt
Region: Drâa-Tafilalet, Giza Governorate
Formation: Kem Kem Beds, Bahariya
Locations
Sources
Material: Partial skeleton without skull, referred femora ?, metatarsal III ?, pedal ungual IV ?
References: Sereno, Dutheil, Iarochene, Larsson, Lyon, Magwene, Sidor, Varricchio and Wilson, (1996). Predatory dinosaurs from the Sahara and Late Cretaceous faunal differentiation.
