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Dinosaur: Hesperonychus elizabethae
Cretaceous: 83.6–72.1 Ma
| Length*: | 1.25 m | 4.1 ft |
| Weight*: | 3.6 kg | 8 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Middle-Late Campanian
Years: 83.6–72.1 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Longrich & Currie
Year: 2009
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: Canada
Region: Alberta
Formation: Dinosaur Park, Oldman
Locations
Sources
Material: Pubes and ilia, referred a number of isolated pedal phalanges.
References: Longrich, N.R. & Currie, P.J. (2009) "A microraptorine (Dinosauria-Dromaeosauridae) from the Late Cretaceous of North America".
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