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Caenagnathinae

Reptilia - Caenagnathidae

Taxonomy
Caenagnathinae was named by Paul (1988). It is not extant. Its type is Caenagnathus. It was considered monophyletic by Currie (2000).

It was assigned to Caenagnathidae by Paul (1988), Currie (2000), Longrich et al. (2013), Funston et al. (2016) and Funston (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Caenagnathinae Paul p. 372
2000Caenagnathinae Currie p. 438
2013Caenagnathinae Longrich et al.
2016Caenagnathinae Funston et al. p. 171
2020Caenagnathinae Funston p. 136 fig. 20

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
RankNameAuthor
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
infraorderOviraptorosauria
familyCaenagnathidae
subfamilyCaenagnathinae
subfamilyCaenagnathinae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subfm. †Caenagnathinae Paul 1988
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G. †Anzu Lamanna et al. 2014 [chicken from hell]
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†Anzu wyliei Lamanna et al. 2014 [chicken from hell]
G. †Apatoraptor Funston and Currie 2016
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†Apatoraptor pennatus Funston and Currie 2016
G. †Caenagnathasia Currie et al. 1994
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†Caenagnathasia martinsoni Currie et al. 1994
G. †Caenagnathus Sternberg 1940
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†Caenagnathus collinsi Sternberg 1940
G. †Citipes Funston 2020
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†Citipes elegans Parks 1933
G. †Elmisaurus Osmolska 1981
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†Elmisaurus rarus Osmolska 1981
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Invalid names: Nomingia gobiensis Barsbold et al. 2000 [synonym]
Invalid names: Nomingia Barsbold et al. 2000 [synonym]
G. †Epichirostenotes Sullivan et al. 2011
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†Epichirostenotes curriei Sullivan et al. 2011
G. †Hagryphus Zanno and Sampson 2005
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†Hagryphus giganteus Zanno and Sampson 2005
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteinfrao
Entire body: yesinfrao
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10infrao
Adult width: 0.1 to < 1.0infrao
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10infrao
Maximum body mass: 30 kgg
Minimum body mass: 10 kgg
Thickness: intermediateinfrao
Architecture: compact or denseinfrao
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partsinfrao
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialinfrao
Locomotion: actively mobileinfrao
Life habit: ground dwellinginfrao
Depth habitat: surfaceinfrao
Diet: omnivoreinfrao
Reproduction: oviparousinfrao
Dispersal: direct/internalinfrao
Dispersal 2: mobileinfrao
Created: 2005-03-06 14:07:56
Modified: 2005-03-06 16:07:56
Source: g = genus, infrao = infraorder, o = order
References: Averianov and Yarkov 2004, Marsh 1875, Peczkis 1995

Age range: base of the Middle Turonian to the top of the Lancian or 93.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (35 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Uzbekistan (Navoi) Caenagnathasia martinsoni (46959 58159 58166 58168 58173 170147)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Utah) Caenagnathidae indet. (58520)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) Aves indet. (46952) Caenagnathus collinsi (46953 165179 232142) Caenagnathus sp. (46358 46958 58912) Caenagnathus sp., Citipes elegans, Caenagnathus sternbergi (22656) Caenagnathus sternbergi (46954 46956) Elmisaurus elegans (64149) Leptorhynchos elegans (232134 232135 232138 232139) Ornithomimidae indet. (138968) Ornithomimus elegans (64318)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6China (Nei Mongol) Caenagnathasia sp. (175225)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Mongolia (Omnogov) Coeluroidea indet. (180698) Elmisaurus rarus, Nomingia gobiensis, Nomingia mongoliensis (55257)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Canada (Alberta) Apatoraptor pennatus (180856)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) Anzu wyliei, Caenagnathidae indet. (48235)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) Anzu wyliei (224484) Caenagnathidae indet. (157189)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Montana) Anzu sp. (189003) Anzu wyliei (152397) Elmisaurus elegans (59374)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Anzu wyliei (154928)