Osteology of the unenlagiid theropod Neuquenraptor argentinus from the Late Cretaceous of Patagonia [PDF]
Neuquenraptor argentinus was described as the first undoubted deinonychosaurian theropod from Gondwana. The only known specimen is represented by a fragmentary skeleton, including a nearly complete foot, coming from Late Cretaceous beds of Neuquén ...
Agnolin, Federico +3 more
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The phylogenetic affinities of the bizarre Late Cretaceous Romanian theropod Balaur bondoc (Dinosauria, Maniraptora): dromaeosaurid or flightless bird? [PDF]
The exceptionally well-preserved Romanian dinosaur Balaur bondoc is the most complete theropod known to date from the Upper Cretaceous of Europe. Previous studies of this remarkable taxon have included its phylogenetic interpretation as an aberrant ...
Andrea Cau, Tom Brougham, Darren Naish
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Morphological disparity in theropod jaws: comparing discrete characters and geometric morphometrics
Abstract Disparity, the diversity of form and function of organisms, can be assessed from cladistic or phenetic characters, and from discrete characters or continuous characters such as landmarks, outlines, or ratios. But do these different methods of assessing disparity provide comparable results?
Joep Schaeffer +4 more
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A new small deinonychosaur (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Late Cretaceous of Patagônia, Argentina
Here we report on a new small deinonychosaurian theropod, Pamparaptor micros gen. et sp. nov., from the Late Cretaceous of Patagônia, Argentina. Pamparaptor micros exhibits a pedal structure previously unknown among South Américan deinonychosaurians. The
Juan D. Porfiri +2 more
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A second Cretaceous ornithuromorph bird from the Changma Basin, Gansu Province, Northwestern China [PDF]
Finely-bedded lacustrine deposits of the Aptian (Lower Cretaceous) Xiagou Formation exposed in the Changma Basin of Gansu Province, northwestern China, have yielded numerous fossil vertebrate remains, including approximately 100 avian specimens.
Atterholt, J +5 more
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Dromaeosaurid ungual from the Blagoveschensk locality studied for the first time. Dromaeosaurid presence amongst other taxa points on high biodiversity in Amur region, on the eve of K-T event.
I. Yu. Bolotsky +2 more
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Shake a tail feather: the evolution of the theropod tail into a stiff aerodynamic surface [PDF]
Theropod dinosaurs show striking morphological and functional tail variation; e.g., a long, robust, basal theropod tail used for counterbalance, or a short, modern avian tail used as an aerodynamic surface.
A Tyson +89 more
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Theropod teeth from the upper Barremian (Lower Cretaceous) of Vadillos-1, Spain [PDF]
The upper Barremian (Lower Cretaceous) palaeontological site of Vadillos-1 is located in the North of the Cuenca Province, Spain. It includes a sedimentary succession in “Weald” facies of brown and grey mudstones and red clays, corresponding to an ...
Alcalde Fuentes, María Rosario +3 more
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A New Specimen of Autroraptor cabazai Novas, Pol. Canale, Porfiri and Calvo, 2008 (Dinosauria, Theropoda, Unenlagiidae) from the Latest Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) of Río Negro, Argentina [PDF]
There were considerable differences in Late Cretaceous faunas of the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, although the differences were breaking down during Campanian and Maastrichtian times with the appearance of hadrosaurids in Antarctica and South ...
Currie, Philip J. +1 more
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Remains of theropod dinosaurs are very rare in Northern Germany because the area was repeatedly submerged by a shallow epicontinental sea during the Mesozoic.
Oliver Gerke, Oliver Wings
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