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Dinosaur: Saurornithoides mongoliensis
| Length*: | 2 m | 6.6 ft |
| Weight*: | 20 kg | 44 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Late Campanian
Years: 83.6–72.1 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Osborn
Year: 1924
Distribution
Area: Asia
Country: Mongolia, China
Region: Ömnögovi, Inner Mongolia
Formation: Djadokhta, Barun Goyot
Bayan Mandahu
Locations
Sources
Material: Partial skeleton with skull, referred ? other individuals (1-3 ? problematic).
References: Norell, Makovicky, Bever, Balanoff, Clark, Barsbold and Rowe, (2009). A review of the Mongolian Cretaceous dinosaur Saurornithoides (Troodontidae: Theropoda).
Mortimer - Theropod database (online).
