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Dinosaur: Velociraptor osmolskae
| Length*: | 1.85 m | 6.1 ft |
| Weight*: | 13 kg | 29 lb |
| Speed: | 54 km/h | 34 mph |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Late Campanian
Years: 83.6–72.1 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Godefroit et al.
Year: 2008
Distribution
Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Inner Mongolia
Formation: Bayan Mandahu
Locations
Sources
Material: Incomplete maxillae, lacrimal, referred several partial skeletons ? and teeth ?
References: Turner, A. H., Makovicky, P. J., & Norell, M. A. (2012). A Review of Dromaeosaurid Systematics and Paravian Phylogeny.
