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Dryptosaurus aquilunguis

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Estimations

Timeline:

Era: Mesozoic
Period: Early Cretaceous
Age: 71-68 million years ago
Stage: Campanian-Maastrichtian

Vital Stats:

Est. Max. Length: 6.4 meters
Est. Max. Height: 1.8 meters
Est. Max. Weight: 2 tons
Diet: Carnivorous

Family Tree:
Dinosauria
Saurischia
Theropoda
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria
Tyrannosauroidea
Dryptosaurus
aquilunguis

References

• Cope, E.D. (1866) "Discovery of a gigantic dinosaur in the Cretaceous of New Jersey." Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 18: 275-279.

• Thomas R. Holtz, Jr. (2004) "Tyrannosauroidea" Pp. 111-136 in: Weishampel, Dodson and Osmólska (Editors) "The Dinosauria: Second Edition".

• Paul, G.S. (2010) "The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs".

• Carpenter, Ken & Russell, Dale A, Donald Baird, and R. Denton (1997) "Redescription of the holotype of Dryptosaurus aquilunguis (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Upper Cretaceous of New Jersey".

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