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Dinosaur: Lajasvenator ascheriae
| Length*: | 4.2 m | 13.8 ft |
| Weight*: | 220 kg | 485 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Late Valanginian
Years: 139.8–132.6 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Coria, Currie, Ortega & Baiano
Year: 2019
Distribution
Area: South America
Country: Argentina
Region: Neuquén
Formation: Mulichinco
Locations
Sources
Material: Two fragmentary skeletons with skull fragments.
References: Coria, R. A., Currie, Currie, P. J., Ortega, F., & Baiano, M. A. (2019). An Early Cretaceous, medium-sized carcharodontosaurid theropod (Dinosauria, Saurischia) from the Mulichinco Formation (upper Valanginian), Neuquén Province, Patagonia, Argentina.
