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Dinosaur: Lepidus praecisio
| Length*: | 3.15 m | 10.3 ft |
| Weight*: | 44 kg | 97 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Triassic
Stage: Early Norian
Years: 227–208.5 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Nesbitt & Ezcurra
Year: 2015
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: Texas
Formation: Dockum Group
Locations
Sources
Material: Distal tibia, distal fibula, astragalocalcaneum, referred femoral fragment and partial maxilla.
References: Nesbitt, S.J., Ezcurra, M.D. (2015). The early fossil record of dinosaurs in North America: A new neotheropod from the base of the Upper Triassic Dockum Group of Texas.
