Reptilia - Theropoda - Alvarezsauridae
Full reference: P. J. Makovicky, S. Apesteguia, and F. A. Gianechini. 2012. A new coelurosaurian theropod from the La Buitrera fossil locality of Río Negro, Argentina. Fieldiana: Life and Earth Sciences 5:90-98
Belongs to Alnashetri according to P. J. Makovicky et al. 2012
See also Canale et al. 2016, Gianechini et al. 2017, Makovicky et al. 2016 and Novas et al. 2013
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MPCA-477, a set of postcrania. Its type locality is Hoyada de los esfenodontes 1, La Buitrera, which is in a Cenomanian crevasse splay sandstone in the Candeleros Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Argentina (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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