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Dinosaur: Lythronax argestes
| Length*: | 6.8 m | 22.3 ft |
| Weight*: | 1.4 t | 3,086 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Early Campanian
Years: 83.6–72.1 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Loewen et al.
Year: 2013
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: Utah
Formation: Wahweap
Locations
Sources
Material: Incomplete skull and partial skeleton.
References: Loewen, Irmis, Sertich, Currie and Sampson, (2013). Tyrant dinosaur evolution tracks the rise and fall of Late Cretaceous oceans.
