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Dinosaur: Riojavenatrix lacustris
| Length*: | 9.8 m | 32.2 ft |
| Weight*: | 2.2 t | 4,850 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Early Aptian
Years: 121.4–113 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Isasmendi et al.
Year: 2024
Distribution
Area: Europe
Country: Spain
Region: La Rioja
Formation: Enciso Group
Sources
Material: Partial skeleton (mostly hindlimb bones).
References: Isasmendi et al. (2024). "Increasing the theropod record of Europe: a new basal spinosaurid from the Enciso Group of the Cameros Basin (La Rioja, Spain). Evolutionary implications and palaeobiodiversity".
