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Dinosaur: Erectopus superbus
| Length*: | 5 m | 16.4 ft |
| Weight*: | 320 kg | 705 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Early Albian
Years: 113–100.5 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: von Huene
Year: 1923
Distribution
Area: Europe
Country: France
Region: Grand Est
Formation: Sables vert de l'Albien
Locations
Sources
Material: Anterior maxilla and partial skeleton (limb bones), referred other fragments.
References: Allain, (2005). The enigmatic theropod dinosaur Erectopus superbus (Sauvage, 1882) from the Lower Albian of Louppy-le-Ch'teau (Meuse, France).
