Dromaeosaurus

“running lizard”

CLASSIFICATION

Dromaeosaurus  Matthew & Brown, 1922TYPE SPECIES: D. albertensis Matthew & Brown, 1922 “running lizard from Alberta” OTHER SPECIES: D. cristatus (Cope, 1876) [nomen dubium] (originally “Laelaps“) “crested running lizard” D. explanatus (Cope, 1876) [nomen dubium] (originally “Laelaps“) D. gracilis (Marsh, 1888) [nomen dubium] (originally Coelurus) “gracile running lizard” MISASSIGNED SPECIES: D. abradens (Cope, 1876) [nomen dubium] (originally Zapsalis) == Paronychodon lacustris D. falculus (Cope, 1876) (originally “Laelaps“) == Aublysodon mirandis D. laevifrons (Cope, 1876) [nomen dubium] (originally “Laelaps“) == Dromaeosaurus cristatus D. lateralis (Cope, 1876) [nomen dubium] (originally Aublysodon) == A. mirandis D. minutus (Marsh, 1892) (originally Ornithomimus) = “Ornithomimus” minutus

Animalia Vertebrata Tetrapoda Sauropsida Archosauromorpha Ornithodira Dinosauria Sauropodomorpha

see also: Genus Index, Classification

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MEASUREMENTS

LENGTH: 1.8 m

see also: World Records

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TIME

late Campanian

see also: Ages of the Mesozoic

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PLACE

Alberta, Montana

see also: Paleo-Maps

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REMAINS

• incomplete skull, pedal elements, fragments
• ?toe claw

see also: Anatomy

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IMAGES

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