AntarcticaCerapodaDinosauriaElasmariaGenasauriaLate CretaceousNeornithischiaOrnithischiaOrnithopoda

Morrosaurus antarcticus

Dinosaur: Morrosaurus antarcticus

Cretaceous: 72.1–66 Ma
Type: Ornithopod

Length*:3 m9.8 ft
Weight*:45 kg99 lb
ESR: 1 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen


Period

Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Early Maastrichtian
Years: 72.1–66 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Rozadilla et al.
Year: 2016

Distribution

Area: Antarctica
Region: James Ross Island
Formation: Snow Hill Island


Sources

Material: Fragmentary right hind limb. Referred distal end of a ?right pedal phalanx and seven unidentified fragments (could be the same individual with holotype).
References: Rozadilla, S., Agnolin, F. L., Novas, F. E., Aranciaga Rolando, A. M., Motta, M. J., Lirio, J. M., & Isasi, M. P. (2016). A new ornithopod (Dinosauria, Ornithischia) from the Upper Cretaceous of Antarctica and its palaeobiogeographical implications.

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