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KELMAYISAURUS
(kel-may-e-sore-us)
Kelmayisaurus
Named By: Z. Dong in 1973
Time Period: Early Cretaceous
Location: China, Xinjiang - Lianmugin Formation
Size: Uncertain
Diet: Carnivore
Fossil(s): Partial left maxilla and partial left mandible (lower jaw)
Classification: | Chordata | Reptilia | Dinosauria | Saurischia | Theropoda | Carcharodontosauridae |
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Kelmayisaurus is an extinct genus of carcharodontosaurid theropod dinosaur from the early Cretaceous. It was roughly 9-11 meters (30-36 feet) Its name refers to the petroleum-producing city of Karamay in the Xinjiang province of western China near where it was found.

Read more about Kelmayisaurus at Wikipedia
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