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Dinosaur: Xenotarsosaurus bonapartei
| Length*: | 5.4 m | 17.7 ft |
| Weight*: | 430 kg | 948 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Cenomanian
Years: 100.5–93.9 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Martínez et al.
Year: 1986
Distribution
Area: South America
Country: Argentina
Region: Chubut
Formation: Bajo Barreal
Locations
Sources
Material: Femur, tibia, fibula, astragalocalcaneum and 2 dorsal vertebrae.
References: Martínez, R.D., Giménez, O., Rodríguez, J., Bochatey, G. (1986) "Xenotarsosaurus bonapartei nov. gen. et sp. (Carnosauria, Abelisauridae), un nuevo Theropoda de la Formacion Bajo Barreal, Chubut, Argentina".
