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Kelmayisaurus petrolicus

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Dinosaur: Kelmayisaurus petrolicus

Cretaceous: 121.4–100.5 Ma
Type: Theropod

Length*:7.9 m25.9 ft
Weight*:1.55 t3,417 lb
ESR: 1.5 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Asia

Area: Asia



Locations


Sources

Material: Maxillary fragment, quadrate fragment (lost), incomplete dentary.
References: Brusatte, Stephen L.; Benson, Roger B.J.; Xu, Xing; Stephen L. Brusatte, Roger B. J. Benson and Xing Xu (2011). "A reassessment of Kelmayisaurus petrolicus, a large theropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of China".

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