AfricaAverostraCeratosauriaDinosauriaEusaurischiaMiddle JurassicNeoceratosauriaNeotheropodaSaurischiaTheropoda

Spinostropheus gautieri 

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Dinosaur: Spinostropheus gautieri 

Jurassic: 168.2–154.8 Ma
Type: Theropod

Length*:8.5 m27.9 ft
Weight*:600 kg1,323 lb
ESR: 2.5 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Africa

Area: Africa


Period

Epoch: Middle Jurassic - Late Jurassic
Stage: Bathonian-Oxfordian
Years: 168.2–154.8 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Sereno, Wilson & Conrad
Year: 2004

Distribution

Area: Africa
Country: Niger
Region: Agadez
Formation: Tiourarén


Locations


Sources

Material: Several individuals.
References: Sereno, Wilson and Conrad, (2004). New dinosaurs link southern landmasses in the Mid-Cretaceous.

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