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Dinosaur: Dracoraptor hanigani
| Length*: | 2.25 m | 7.4 ft |
| Weight*: | 15 kg | 33 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Jurassic
Stage: Early Hettangian
Years: 201.4–199.3 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Martill et al.
Year: 2016
Distribution
Area: Europe
Country: United Kingdom
Region: Wales
Formation: Blue Lias
Locations
Sources
Material: Partial skeleton with skull.
References: Martill, David M.; Vidovic, Steven U.; Howells, Cindy; Nudds, John R. (2016). "The Oldest Jurassic Dinosaur: A Basal Neotheropod from the Hettangian of Great Britain".
