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Dinosaur: Vectidromeus insularis
| Length*: | 80 cm | 2.6 ft |
| Weight*: | 5 kg | 11 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Barremian
Years: 125.8–121.4 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Longrich et al.
Year: 2023
Distribution
Area: Europe
Country: United Kingdom
Region: England
Formation: Wessex
Locations
Sources
Material: Partial skeleton.
References: Longrich, Nicholas R.; Martill, David M.; Munt, Martin; Green, Mick; Penn, Mark; Smith, Shaun (2023). "Vectidromeus insularis, a new hypsilophodontid dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous Wessex Formation of the Isle of Wight, England".
