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
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of China (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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