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Dinosaur: Variraptor mechinorum
| Length*: | 1.65 m | 5.4 ft |
| Weight*: | 13 kg | 29 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Late Campanian
Years: 83.6–72.1 Ma
Details
Status: nomen dubium
Author: Le Loeuff & Buffetaut
Year: 1998
Distribution
Area: Europe
Country: France
Region: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Formation: Argiles et Grès à Reptiles
Locations
Sources
Material: Dorsal vertebra, sacral vertebrae and ilium. Referred fragments (limb bones, vertebrae, teeth and other) ?
References: Le Loeuff & Buffetaut, (1998). A new dromaeosaurid theropod from the Upper Cretaceous of Southern France.
