Saltriovenator zanellai
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Dinosaur: Saltriovenator zanellai
| Length*: | 7.5 m | 24.6 ft |
| Weight*: | 1.35 t | 2,976 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Jurassic
Stage: Early Sinemurian
Years: 199.3–190.8 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Dal Sasso, Maganuco & Cau
Year: 2018
Distribution
Area: Europe
Country: Italy
Region: Lombardy
Formation: Saltrio
Locations
Sources
Material: Fragmentary skeleton with skull fragments. Referred tooth.
References: Dal Sasso, Maganuco and Cau, (2018). The oldest ceratosaurian (Dinosauria: Theropoda), from the Lower Jurassic of Italy, sheds light on the evolution of the three-fingered hand of birds.
