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Dinosaur: "Vectispinus"
| Length*: | 10.9 m | 35.8 ft |
| Weight*: | 3 t | 6,614 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Late Barremian
Years: 125.8–121.4 Ma
Details
Status: nomen nudum / unpublished
Author: Naish
Year: 2022
Distribution
Area: Europe
Country: United Kingdom
Region: England
Formation: Vectis
Sources
Material: Vertebrae, rib fragments, pieces of ilium, portions of long bone and other fragments.
References: Barker, Lockwood, Naish, Brown, Hart, Tulloch and Gostling, (2022). A European giant: A large spinosaurid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Vectis Formation (Wealden Group, Early Cretaceous).
