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Dinosaur: Scipionyx samniticus
Cretaceous: 113–100.5 Ma
| Length*: | 53 cm | 1.7 ft |
| Weight*: | 0.1 kg | 0 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Early Albian
Years: 113–100.5 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Dal Sasso & Signore
Year: 1998
Distribution
Area: Europe
Country: Italy
Region: Campania
Formation: Pietraroja
Locations
Sources
Material: Large part of skeleton with skull and soft tissue.
References: Dal Sasso and Signore, (1998). Exceptional soft tissue preservation in a theropod dinosaur from Italy.
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