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Achillobator giganticus

Reptilia - Dromaeosauridae

Taxonomy
Achillobator giganticus was named by Perle et al. (1999). Its type specimen is MNUFR-15, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Burkhant (MNUFR) , which is in a Cenomanian/Santonian channel sandstone/mudstone in the Baynshire Formation of Mongolia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Achillobator giganticus Perle et al. p. 9 figs. Pl. 1-16
2000Achillobator giganticus Burnham et al. p. 7
2004Achillobator giganticus Norell and Makovicky p. 198
2004Achillobator giganticus Senter et al. p. 2
2007Achillobator giganticus Turner et al. p. 10
2008Achillobator giganticus Godefroit et al. p. 435
2009Achillobator giganticus Longrich and Currie p. supplementary
2011Achillobator giganticus Turner et al. p. 59
2021Achillobator giganticus Averianov and Lopatin p. 570

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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
Diapsida()
RankNameAuthor
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
infraorderDeinonychosauria
familyDromaeosauridae
Eudromaeosauria
genusAchillobator
speciesgiganticus

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.

Achillobator giganticus Perle et al. 1999
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: oviparousf
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2005-09-11 17:04:18
Modified: 2005-09-11 19:04:18
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Holtz et al. 2000, Marsh 1875

Age range: base of the Cenomanian to the top of the Santonian or 100.50000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian - Santonian100.5 - 83.6Mongolia (Dornogov) Dromaeosauridae indet. (type locality: 55758)