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Dinosaur: Dryptosaurus aquilunguis
| Length*: | 7.1 m | 23.3 ft |
| Weight*: | 1.1 t | 2,425 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Maastrichtian
Years: 72.1–66 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Marsh
Year: 1877
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: New Jersey
Formation: New Egypt
Locations
Sources
Material: Partial skeleton with skull fragments, referred metatarsal IV, caudal vertebra ?, two teeth ?, other fragments ?
References: Brusatte, S. L., Benson, R. B. J., & Norell, M. A. (2011). The Anatomy of Dryptosaurus aquilunguis (Dinosauria: Theropoda) and a Review of Its Tyrannosauroid Affinities.
