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Dinosaur: Tenontosaurus dossi
| Length*: | 7.4 m | 24.3 ft |
| Weight*: | 850 kg | 1,874 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Aptian
Years: 121.4–113 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Winkler, Murry & Jacobs
Year: 1997
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: Texas
Formation: Twin Mountains
Locations
Sources
Material: 2 skeletons and skulls, other material ?
References: Winkler, Dale A, Phillip A Murry & Louis L Jacobs. (1997). "A New Species of Tenontosaurus (Dinosauria: Ornithopoda) from the Early Cretaceous of Texas".
