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Dinosaur: Enigmosaurus mongoliensis
| Length*: | 5 m | 16.4 ft |
| Weight*: | 900 kg | 1,984 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Santonian
Years: 86.3–83.6 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Barsbold & Perle
Year: 1983
Distribution
Area: Asia
Country: Mongolia
Region: Dornogovi
Formation: Bayan Shireh
Locations
Sources
Material: Pelvic girdle lacking dorsal aspect of ilia and distal ischia and also other fragments.
References: Zanno, L. E. (2010). A taxonomic and phylogenetic re-evaluation of Therizinosauria (Dinosauria: Maniraptora).
