AverostraDinosauriaEusaurischiaLate CretaceousNeotheropodaOrionidesSaurischiaSouth AmericaTetanuraeTheropoda
“Megalosaurus” chubutensis
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Dinosaur: "Megalosaurus" chubutensis
Cretaceous: 89.8–86.3 Ma

Length*: | 9.7 m | 31.8 ft |
Weight*: | 3.4 t | 7,496 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Coniacian
Years: 89.8–86.3 Ma
Details
Status: nomen dubium
Author: Corro
Year: 1974
Distribution
Area: South America
Country: Argentina
Region: Chubut
Formation: Cerro Castillo
Sources
Material: Tooth.
References: Corro, (1974). Un nuevo megalosaurio (Carnosaurio) del Cretacico de Chubut (Argentina).
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