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Dinosaur: Stenopelix valdensis
| Length*: | 1.15 m | 3.8 ft |
| Weight*: | 8.5 kg | 19 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Late Berriasian
Years: 145–139.8 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: von Meyer
Year: 1857
Distribution
Area: Europe
Country: Germany
Region: Lower Saxony
Formation: Obernkirchen Sandstein
Locations
Sources
Material: Large part of skeleton.
References: Butler R.J. and Sullivan R.M. (2009). "The phylogenetic position of Stenopelix valdensis from the Lower Cretaceous of Germany and the early fossil record of Pachycephalosauria".
