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Dinosaur: Raptorex kriegsteini
| Length*: | 2.6 m | 8.5 ft |
| Weight*: | 40 kg | 88 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Cretaceous - Late Cretaceous
Stage: Late Barremian-Early Aptian or
Early Maastrichtian
Years: 125.8–66 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Sereno et al.
Year: 2009
Distribution
Area: Asia
Country: China or Mongolia
Region: Liaoning or
Formation: Yixian or Nemegt
Locations
Sources
Material: Large part of skeleton with incomplete skull.
References: Sereno, Tan, Brusatte, Kriegstein, Zhao and Cloward, (2009). Tyrannosaurid skeletal design first evolved at small body size.
