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Dinosaur: Saurornitholestes langstoni
| Length*: | 3.2 m | 10.5 ft |
| Weight*: | 65 kg | 143 lb |
| Speed: | 49 km/h | 30 mph |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Campanian
Years: 83.6–72.1 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Sues
Year: 1978
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: Canada, USA
Region: Alberta, Montana
Formation: Dinosaur Park, Oldman, Foremost, Two Medicine, Judith River
Locations
Sources
Material: Many individuals (mostly teeth but also partial skeletons and skulls).
References: Currie, P. J., & Evans, D. C. (2019). Cranial Anatomy of New Specimens of Saurornitholestes langstoni (Dinosauria, Theropoda, Dromaeosauridae) from the Dinosaur Park Formation (Campanian) of Alberta.Mortimer - Theropod database (online).
