DinosauriaEarly CretaceousEuropeEusaurischiaNeotheropodaSaurischiaTheropoda

“Ornithocheirus” hilsensis

Dinosaur: "Ornithocheirus" hilsensis

Cretaceous: 139.8–125.8 Ma
Type: Theropod

Length*:7 m23.0 ft
Weight*:950 kg2,094 lb
ESR: 0.5 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Europe

Area: Europe


Period

Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Late Valanginian-Early Hauterivian
Years: 139.8–125.8 Ma

Details

Status: nomen dubium
Author: Koken
Year: 1883

Distribution

Area: Europe
Country: Germany
Region: Lower Saxony
Formation: Stadthagen


Sources

Material: Distal pedal phalanx II-2.
References: Hornung, (2020). Comments on "Ornithocheirus hilsensis" Koken, 1883 -- one of the earliest dinosaur discoveries in Germany.

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