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Piatnitzkysaurus
Temporal range: Middle Jurassic
~166–164Ma
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Skeleton cast
Scientific classification
Genus:
Piatnitzkysaurus
Species:
floresi

Piatnitzkysaurus (meaning "Piatnitzky's lizard") is a genus of theropod dinosaur. It lived about 166 to 164 million years ago in the middle Jurassic Period. Its remains were found in Argentina. The animal was a fairly large, lightly built, bipedal, land-based carnivore. It grew up to 6.6 m (21.7 ft) long.

Classification

Megalosauroidea


Xuanhanosaurus




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Chuandongocoelurus



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Megalosauria

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