Saltriovenator zanellai Dal Sasso et al. 2018 (ceratosaur)

Reptilia - Theropoda

Full reference: C. Dal Sasso, S. Maganuco, and A. Cau. 2018. The oldest ceratosaurian (Dinosauria: Theropoda), from the Lower Jurassic of Italy, sheds light on the evolution of the three-fingered hand of birds. PeerJ 6:e5976:1-78

Belongs to Saltriovenator according to C. Dal Sasso et al. 2018

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MSNM V3664, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is "Salnova" quarry, Saltrio, which is in a Sinemurian open shallow subtidal packstone in the Saltrio Formation of Italy.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at "Salnova" quarry, Saltrio

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