Dinosaur: Ouranosaurus nigeriensis
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Length*: | 8.3 m | 27.2 ft |
Weight*: | 2.2 tons | 4,850 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Aptian-Albian
Details
Status: valid
Autor: Taquet
Year: 1976
Area: Africa
Country: Niger
Region: Agadez
Formation: Elrhaz
Other
Material: Two skeletons (include almost complete skeleton and skull). Referred coracoid, femur and other fragments.
References: Bertozzo, F., Dalla Vecchia, F.M., Fabbri, M. (2017) "The Venice specimen of Ouranosaurus nigeriensis (Dinosauria, Ornithopoda).".
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