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Dinosaur: Wiehenvenator albati
| Length*: | 9.6 m | 31.5 ft |
| Weight*: | 2.2 t | 4,850 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Middle Jurassic
Stage: Middle Callovian
Years: 166.1–161.5 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Rauhut, Hübner & Lanser
Year: 2016
Distribution
Area: Europe
Country: Germany
Region: North Rhine-Westphalia
Formation: Ornatenton
Locations
Sources
Material: Partial skeleton with fragmentary skull.
References: Rauhut, O., Hübner, T., Lanser, K. (2016). A new megalosaurid theropod dinosaur from the late Middle Jurassic (Callovian) of north-western Germany: implications for theropod evolution and faunal turnover in the Jurassic.
