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Dinosaur: Dryosaurus elderae
| Length*: | 3.7 m | 12.1 ft |
| Weight*: | 95 kg | 209 lb |
| Speed: | 39 km/h | 24 mph |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Jurassic
Stage: Early Tithonian
Years: 149.2–145 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Carpenter & Galton
Year: 2018
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: Utah
Formation: Morrison
Locations
Sources
Material: Partial skeleton with skull, partial juvenile skeleton with skull, braincase, left ilium, right scapula.
References: Carpenter, K., Galton, P.M, (2018). "A photo documentation of bipedal ornithischian dinosaurs from the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, USA".
