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Dinosaur: Sarcolestes leedsi
| Length*: | 2.1 m | 6.9 ft |
| Weight*: | 70 kg | 154 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Middle Jurassic
Stage: Callovian
Years: 166.1–161.5 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Lydekker
Year: 1893
Distribution
Area: Europe
Country: United Kingdom
Region: England
Formation: Oxford Clay
Locations
Sources
Material: Partial left mandible, referred dermal scutes ?
References: NAISH, D., & MARTILL, D. M. (2008). Dinosaurs of Great Britain and the role of the Geological Society of London in their discovery: Ornithischia.
