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Dinosaur: Kayentavenator elysiae
Jurassic: 199.3–182.7 Ma

Length*: | 1.9 m | 6.2 ft |
Weight*: | 8.5 kg | 19 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Jurassic
Stage: Sinemurian-Pliensbachian
Years: 199.3–182.7 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Gay
Year: 2010
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: Arizona
Formation: Kayenta
Locations
Sources
Material: Fragmentary skeleton (juvenile).
References: R. Gay. (2010). Kayentavenator elysiae, a new tetanuran from the Early Jurassic of Arizona.
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