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Dinosaur: Suskityrannus hazelae
| Length*: | 2.1 m | 6.9 ft |
| Weight*: | 24 kg | 53 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Middle Turonian
Years: 93.9–89.8 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Nesbitt et al.
Year: 2019
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: New Mexico
Formation: Moreno Hill
Locations
Sources
Material: 2 partial skeletons with skull fragments.
References: Nesbitt, S.J.,. Denton Jr., R.K., Loewen, M.A., Brusatte, S.L., Smith, N.D., Turner, A.H., Kirkland, J.I., McDonald, A.T. & Wolfe, D.G. (2019). “A mid-Cretaceous tyrannosauroid and the origin of North American end-Cretaceous dinosaur assemblages.”.
