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Dinosaur: Gigantoraptor erlianensis
Cretaceous: 83.6–66 Ma
| Length*: | 8 m | 26.2 ft |
| Weight*: | 2 t | 4,409 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Late Campanian-Early Maastrichtian
Years: 83.6–66 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Xu, Tan, Wang, Zhao & Tan
Year: 2007
Distribution
Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Inner Mongolia
Formation: Iren Dabasu
Locations
Sources
Material: Incomplete skeleton, mandibles.
References: Xu, Tan, Wang, Zhao and Tan, (2007). A gigantic bird-like dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of China.
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