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Dinosaur: Hippodraco scutodens
| Length*: | 4.3 m | 14.1 ft |
| Weight*: | 350 kg | 772 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Late Valanginian
Years: 139.8–132.6 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: McDonald et al.
Year: 2010
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: Utah
Formation: Cedar Mountain
Locations
Sources
Material: Partial skeleton (immature) with nearly complete skull.
References: McDonald AT, Kirkland JI, DeBlieux DD, Madsen SK, Cavin J, et al. (2010). "New Basal Iguanodonts from the Cedar Mountain Formation of Utah and the Evolution of Thumb-Spiked Dinosaurs".
