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Dinosaur: Microvenator celer
| Length*: | 90 cm | 3.0 ft |
| Weight*: | 3 kg | 7 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Late Aptian-Middle Albian
Years: 121.4–100.5 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Ostrom
Year: 1970
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: Montana
Formation: Cloverly
Locations
Sources
Material: Large part of skeleton without skull (juvenile).
References: Makovicky & Sues, (1998). Anatomy and phylogenetic relationships of the theropod dinosaur Microvenator celer from the Lower Cretaceous of Montana.
