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Dinosaur: Rahonavis ostromi
| Length*: | 80 cm | 2.6 ft |
| Weight*: | 0.95 kg | 2 lb |
| Speed: | 26 km/h | 16 mph |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Maastrichtian
Years: 72.1–66 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Forster et al.
Year: 1998
Distribution
Area: Africa
Country: Madagascar
Region: Mahajanga
Formation: Maevarano
Locations
Sources
Material: Large part of skeleton without skull. Referred ulna, two distal humeri and partial dentary.
References: Catherine A. Forster, Patrick M. OâConnor, Luis M. Chiappe, and Alan H. Turner (2020) The osteology of the Late Cretaceous paravian Rahonavis ostromi from Madagascar.
