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Dinosaur: Kelmayisaurus petrolicus
Cretaceous: 121.4–100.5 Ma

Length*: | 7.9 m | 25.9 ft |
Weight*: | 1.55 t | 3,417 lb |
*The largest known specimen
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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