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Dinosaur: Dornraptor normani

Length*: | 5.9 m | 19.4 ft |
Weight*: | 600 kg | 1,323 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Jurassic
Stage: Hettangian-Early Sinemurian
Years: 201.4–190.8 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Baron
Year: 2024
Distribution
Area: Europe
Country: United Kingdom
Region: England
Formation: Blue Lias
Locations
Sources
Material: Fragmentary femur, tibia and fibula (lost). Referred partial left femur.
References: Baron, M.G. (2024). "A new name for old bones: A reassessment of Early Jurassic theropod remains from Dorset, England".