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Dinosaur: Hesperonyx martinhotomasorum
| Length*: | 4 m | 13.1 ft |
| Weight*: | 280 kg | 617 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Jurassic
Stage: Latest Kimmeridgian
Years: 154.8–149.2 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Maria Rotatori et al.
Year: 2024
Distribution
Area: Europe
Country: Portugal
Region: Lisbon
Formation: Lourinhã
Locations
Sources
Material: Limb bones.
References: Rotatori, F. M.; Ferrari, L.; Sequero, C.; Camilo, B.; Mateus, O.; Moreno-Azanza, M. (2024). "An unexpected early-diverging iguanodontian dinosaur (Ornithischia, Ornithopoda) from the Upper Jurassic of Portugal".
