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Dracovenator regenti

Dinosaur: Dracovenator regenti

Jurassic: 201.4–190.8 Ma
Type: Theropod

Length*:5 m16.4 ft
Weight*:185 kg408 lb
ESR: 2 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Africa

Area: Africa


Period

Epoch: Early Jurassic
Stage: Hettangian-Sinemurian
Years: 201.4–190.8 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Yates
Year: 2006

Distribution

Area: Africa
Country: South Africa
Region: Eastern Cape
Formation: Upper Elliot


Locations


Sources

Material: Incomplete skull with teeth, referred partial skull (juvenile) ?
References: Yates, (2005). A new theropod dinosaur from the Early Jurassic of South Africa and its implications for the early evolution of theropods.

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