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Dinosaur: "Saltillomimus rapidus"
| Length*: | 2.9 m | 9.5 ft |
| Weight*: | 68 kg | 150 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Late Campanian
Years: 83.6–72.1 Ma
Details
Status: nomen ex dissertatione
Author: Aguillon Martinez
Year: 2010
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: Mexico
Region: Coahuila
Formation: Cerro del Pueblo
Sources
Material: Partial skeleton, referred other fragments.
References: Aguillon Martinez, (2010). Fossil vertebrates from the Cerro del Pueblo Formation, Coahuila, Mexico, and the distribution of Late Campanian (Cretaceous) terrestrial vertebrate faunas. MS thesis.
