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Dinosaur: Orthomerus dolloi
| Length*: | 4.7 m | 15.4 ft |
| Weight*: | 550 kg | 1,213 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Maastrichtian
Years: 72.1–66 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Seeley
Year: 1883
Distribution
Area: Europe
Country: Netherlands
Region: Limburg
Formation: Maastricht
Sources
Material: At least two individuals (limb bones).
References: Madzia, D., Jagt, J. W. M., & Mulder, E. W. A. (2019). Osteology, phylogenetic affinities and taxonomic status of the enigmatic late Maastrichtian ornithopod taxon Orthomerus dolloi (Dinosauria, Ornithischia).
