Reptilia - Theropoda

Full reference: S. Apesteguia, N. D. Smith, R. J. Valieri and P. J. Makovicky. 2016. An unusual new theropod with a didactyl manus from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia, Argentina. PLoS One 11(7):e0157793

Parent taxon: Tyrannosauroidea according to M. C. Lamanna et al. 2020

See also Apesteguia et al. 2016

Sister taxa: Alectrosaurus, Appalachiosaurus, Calamosaurus, Chingkankousaurus, Coeluridae, Deinodon, Dilong, Diplotomodon, Dryptosaurus, Eotyrannus, Jinbeisaurus, Juratyrant, Moros, Proceratosauridae, Raptorex, Santanaraptor, Stokesosaurus, Suskityrannus, Teihivenator, Theroplantigrada, Timimus, Timurlengia, Tomodon horrificus, Tyrannosauridae, Tyrannosaurus lanpingensis, Xiongguanlong

Subtaxa: Gualicho shinyae

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Violante farm (Cretaceous of Argentina)

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