Dromicosaurus gracilis
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Dinosaur: Dromicosaurus gracilis
| Length*: | 5.2 m | 17.1 ft |
| Weight*: | 360 kg | 794 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Jurassic
Stage: Hettangian-Sinemurian
Years: 201.4–190.8 Ma
Details
Status: nomen dubium/S > Massospondylus
Author: van Hoepen
Year: 1920
Distribution
Area: Africa
Country: South Africa
Region: Free State
Formation: Upper Elliot
Classification
Sources
Material: Fragmentary skeleton.
References: van Hoepen, E. C. N., (1920), Contributions to the Knowledge of Reptiles of the Karroo Formation. Part 6.
