Vespersaurus Langer et al. 2019 (ceratosaur)

Reptilia - Theropoda - Noasauridae

Full reference: M. C. Langer, N. Martins, P. C. Manzig, G. S. Ferreira, J. C. Marsola, E. Fortes, R. Lima, L. C. F. Sant’ana, L. S. Vidal, R. H. Lorençato, and M. D. Ezcurra. 2019. A new desert-dwelling dinosaur (Theropoda, Noasaurinae) from the Cretaceous of south Brazil. Scientific Reports 9(9379)

Parent taxon: Noasaurinae according to M. C. Langer et al. 2019

Sister taxa: Masiakasaurus, Noasaurus, Velocisaurus

Subtaxa: Vespersaurus paranaensis

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Type: Vespersaurus paranaensis

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Cemitério dos Pterossauros Quarry (Cretaceous of Brazil)

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