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Dinosaur: Microcoelus patagonicus
| Length*: | 8.5 m | 27.9 ft |
| Weight*: | 2.5 t | 5,512 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Santonian
Years: 86.3–83.6 Ma
Details
Status: nomen dubium
Author: Lydekker
Year: 1893
Distribution
Area: South America
Country: Argentina
Region: Neuquén
Formation: Bajo de la Carpa
Sources
Material: Anterior dorsal vertebra.
References: Otero, Alejandro and Reguero, Marcelo. (2013). Dinosaurs (Reptilia, Archosauria) at Museo de La Plata, Argentina: annotated catalogue of the type material and Antarctic specimens.
