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English: Size of the medium-sized dromaeosaurid Adasaurus mongoliensis compared to a 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall human. Adasaurus is known from the holotype MPC-D 100/20 and the paratype MPC-D 100/21. The holotype is estimated around 2.4 m (7.9 ft) long,[1] and based on the metatarsal lengths the paratype is slightly larger.[2]

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  1. (2007). "A Basal Dromaeosaurid and Size Evolution Preceding Avian Flight". Science 317 (5843): 1378−1381. DOI:10.1126/science.1144066. PMID 17823350.
  2. (2013). "The osteology of Balaur bondoc, an island-dwelling dromaeosaurid (Dinosauria, Theropoda) from the late Cretaceous of Romania". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History: 1−100.
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