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Dinosaur: Mononykus olecranus
Cretaceous: 72.1–66 Ma
| Length*: | 1.25 m | 4.1 ft |
| Weight*: | 3.5 kg | 8 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Early Maastrichtian
Years: 72.1–66 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Perle et al.
Year: 1993
Distribution
Area: Asia
Country: Mongolia
Region: Ömnögovi
Formation: Nemegt
Locations
Sources
Material: Three partial skeletons and skull fragments.
References: Perle, Chiappe, Barsbold, Clark and Norell, (1994). Skeletal morphology of Mononykus olecranus (Theropoda: Avialae) from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia.
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