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Dinosaur: Iyuku raathi
| Length*: | 3.6 m | 11.8 ft |
| Weight*: | 90 kg | 198 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Berriasian-Valanginian
Years: 145–132.6 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Forster et al.
Year: 2022
Distribution
Area: Africa
Country: South Africa
Region: Eastern Cape
Formation: Kirkwood
Locations
Sources
Material: At least 27 individuals (juvenile and hatchling).
References: Forster CA, de Klerk WJ, Poole KE, Chinsamy-Turan A, Roberts EM, Ross CF (2022). "Iyuku raathi, a new iguanodontian dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous Kirkwood Formation, South Africa".
