Limusaurus Xu et al. 2009 (ceratosaur)

Reptilia - Theropoda - Noasauridae

Full reference: X. Xu, J. M. Clark, J. Mo, J. Choiniere, C. A. Forster, G. M. Erickson, D. W. E. Hone, C. Sullivan, D. A. Eberth, S. J. Nesbitt, Q. Zhao, R. Hernández, C.-k. Jia, F.-l. Han, and Y. Gou. 2009. A Jurassic ceratosaur from China helps clarify avian digital homologies. Nature 459(7249):940-944

Parent taxon: Elaphrosaurinae according to O. W. M. Rauhut and M. T. Carrano 2016

See also Delcourt 2018, Ezcurra et al. 2010, Gianechini et al. 2015, Ruiz et al. 2011, Tortosa et al. 2014 and Xu et al. 2009

Sister taxon: Elaphrosaurus

Subtaxa: Limusaurus inextricabilis

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of China (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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