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Dinosaur: Overoraptor chimentoi
| Length*: | 1.7 m | 5.6 ft |
| Weight*: | 9 kg | 20 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Cenomanian
Years: 100.5–93.9 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Motta et al.
Year: 2020
Distribution
Area: South America
Country: Argentina
Region: Neuquén
Formation: Huincul
Locations
Sources
Material: 2 fragmentary skeletons.
References: Matías J. Motta, Federico L. Agnolín, Federico Brissón Egli & Fernando E. Novas (2020). New theropod dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia sheds light on the paravian radiation in Gondwana.
