AverostraCeratosauriaDinosauriaEarly JurassicEuropeEusaurischiaNeotheropodaSaurischiaTheropoda
Saltriovenator zanellai
Dinosaur: Saltriovenator zanellai
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Length*: | 7.5 m | 24.6 ft |
Weight*: | 1.35 tons | 2,976 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Jurassic
Stage: Early Sinemurian
Details
Status: valid
Autor: Dal Sasso, Maganuco & Cau
Year: 2018
Area: Europe
Country: Italy
Region: Lombardy
Formation: Saltrio
Classification
Dinosauria
Saurischia
Eusaurischia
Theropoda
Neotheropoda
Averostra
Ceratosauria
Other
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.
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