Reptilia - Theropoda - Noasauridae
Alternative combination: Limusaurus inexplicabilis
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
Belongs to Limusaurus according to G. A. de Souza et al. 2021
See also de Souza et al. 2020, Delcourt 2018, Novas et al. 2013, Ruiz et al. 2011, Salem et al. 2022 and Xu et al. 2009
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: IVPP V 15293, a skeleton. Its type locality is TBB2005, Wucaiwan, which is in an Oxfordian mire/swamp mudstone in the Shishugou Formation of China.
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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