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Dinosaur: Viavenator exxoni
| Length*: | 5.6 m | 18.4 ft |
| Weight*: | 700 kg | 1,543 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Santonian
Years: 86.3–83.6 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Filippi et al.
Year: 2016
Distribution
Area: South America
Country: Argentina
Region: Neuquén
Formation: Bajo de la Carpa
Locations
Sources
Material: Partial skull and partial skeleton.
References: Filippi, L. S., Méndez, A. H., Juárez Valieri, R. D., & Garrido, A. C. (2016). A new brachyrostran with hypertrophied axial structures reveals an unexpected radiation of latest Cretaceous abelisaurids.
