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Elrhazosaurus nigeriensis

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Dinosaur: Elrhazosaurus nigeriensis

Cretaceous: 121.4–100.5 Ma
Type: Ornithopod

Length*:2 m6.6 ft
Weight*:16 kg35 lb
ESR: 2 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Africa

Area: Africa


Period

Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Aptian-Albian
Years: 121.4–100.5 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Galton
Year: 2009

Distribution

Area: Africa
Country: Niger
Region: Agadez
Formation: Elrhaz


Locations


Sources

Material: Femur, referred femur fragments, phalanges, humerus.
References: Galton, P.M. (2009). "Notes on Neocomian (Late Cretaceous) ornithopod dinosaurs from England – Hypsilophodon, Valdosaurus, "Camptosaurus", "Iguanodon" – and referred specimens from Romania and elsewhere".

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