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Dinosaur: Halszkaraptor escuilliei
| Length*: | 73 cm | 2.4 ft |
| Weight*: | 0.4 kg | 1 lb |
| Speed: | 25 km/h | 16 mph |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Late Campanian
Years: 83.6–72.1 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Cau et al.
Year: 2017
Distribution
Area: Asia
Country: Mongolia
Region: Ömnögovi
Formation: Djadokhta
Locations
Sources
Material: Almost complete skeleton with skull.
References: Cau, A.; Beyrand, V.; Voeten, D.; Fernandez, V.; Tafforeau, P.; Stein, K.; Barsbold, R.; Tsogtbaatar, K.; Currie, P.; Godrfroit, P. (2017). "Synchrotron scanning reveals amphibious ecomorphology in a new clade of bird-like dinosaurs".
