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    Patagonykus

    “Patagonian claws” CLASSIFICATION Patagonykus Novas, 1996TYPE SPECIES:P. puertai Novas, 1996 Animalia Vertebrata Tetrapoda Sauropsida Archosauromorpha Ornithodira Dinosauria Sauropodomorpha see also: Genus Index, Classification MEASUREMENTS LENGTH: 2 m see also: World Records TIME Turonian see…

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    ORNITHOPODA

    FROM DINOSAURIAN GAZELLES TO BULKY DUCK-BILLS CLASSIFICATION PARENT CLADES:Animalia: Vertebrata: Tetrapoda: Sauropsida: Archosauromorpha: Ornithodira: Dinosauria: OrnithischiaCLADOGRAM:–Ornithopoda “bird feet” == {Iguanodon…

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    Microraptor

    “small plunderer” CLASSIFICATION Microraptor Xu, Zhou & Wang, 2000TYPE SPECIES:M. zhaoianus Xu, Zhou & Wang, 2000 “Zhao Xijin’s small plunderer” Animalia Vertebrata Tetrapoda Sauropsida Archosauromorpha Ornithodira Dinosauria Sauropodomorpha see also: Genus Index, Classification MEASUREMENTS…

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    Microceratops

    “small horned face” CLASSIFICATION Microceratops Bohlin, 1953 [nomen dubium?]TYPE SPECIES:M. gobiensis Bohlin, 1953 [nomen dubium?] “small horned face from the Gobi Desert” MISASSIGNED SPECIES:M. sulcidens Bohlin, 1953 [nomen dubium] == M. gobiensis Animalia Vertebrata Tetrapoda Sauropsida Archosauromorpha Ornithodira Dinosauria Sauropodomorpha…

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    Megaraptor

    “big raider” CLASSIFICATION Megaraptor Novas, 1998TYPE SPECIES:M. namunhuaiquii Novas, 1998 “foot-lanced big raider” Animalia Vertebrata Tetrapoda Sauropsida Archosauromorpha Ornithodira Dinosauria Sauropodomorpha see also: Genus Index, Classification MEASUREMENTS LENGTH: ?6 m to ?8 m…

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    Masiakasaurus

    “vicious saurian“ CLASSIFICATION Masiakasaurus Sampson, Carrano & Forster, 2001TYPE SPECIES:M. knopfleri Sampson, Carrano & Forster, 2001 “Mark Knopfler’s (member of rock band Dire Straits) vicious saurian“ Animalia Vertebrata Tetrapoda Sauropsida Archosauromorpha Ornithodira Dinosauria Sauropodomorpha see also: Genus…

  • Genera

    Mononykus

    “one claw” CLASSIFICATION Mononykus Perle, Norrell, Chiappe & Clark, 1993TYPE SPECIES:M. olecranus (Perle, Norrell, Chiappe & Clark, 1993) (originally “Mononychus“) “one claw with a large olecranon process (elbow)”…

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    Marasuchus

    “mara crocodile” CLASSIFICATION Marasuchus Sereno & Arcucci, 1994TYPE SPECIES:M. lilloensis (Romer, 1972) (originally Lagosuchus) Animalia Vertebrata Tetrapoda Sauropsida Archosauromorpha Ornithodira Dinosauria Sauropodomorpha see also: Genus Index, Classification MEASUREMENTS LENGTH: 40 cm see also: World Records…

  • Genera

    Nigersaurus

    “Nigerian lizard” CLASSIFICATION Nigersaurus Sereno, Beck, Dutheil, Larsson, Lyon, Moussa, Sadler, Sidor, Varricchio, G. P. Wilson & J. A. Wilson, 1999TYPE SPECIES:N. taqueti Sereno,…

  • Genera

    Lagerpeton

    CLASSIFICATION Lagerpeton Romer, 1971TYPE SPECIES:L. canarensis Romer, 1971 Animalia Vertebrata Tetrapoda Sauropsida Archosauromorpha Ornithodira Dinosauria Sauropodomorpha see also: Genus Index, Classification MEASUREMENTS LENGTH: ?70 cm see also: World Records TIME Ladinian see also: Ages of…