Size of the medium-sized dromaeosaurid <i>Adasaurus mongoliensis</i> compared to a 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall human. <i>Adasaurus</i> 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,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup> and based on the metatarsal lengths the paratype is slightly larger.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup><h4><span class="mw-headline" id="References">References</span></h4>
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<li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-2">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><cite style="font-style:normal"> (2013). "The osteology of Balaur bondoc, an island-dwelling dromaeosaurid (Dinosauria, Theropoda) from the late Cretaceous of Romania". <i>Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History</i>: 1−100.</cite></span>
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