Ulughbegsaurus uzbekistanensis Tanaka et al. 2021 (allosauroid)

Reptilia - Theropoda

Full reference: K. Tanaka, O. U. O. Anvarov, and D. K. Zelenitsky, A., S. Ahmedshaev and Y. Kobayashi. 2021. A new carcharodontosaurian theropod dinosaur occupies apex predator niche in the early Late Cretaceous of Uzbekistan. Royal Society Open Science 8(9):210923:1-10

Belongs to Ulughbegsaurus according to K. Tanaka et al. 2021

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: UzSGM 11-01-02, a maxilla (left maxilla). Its type locality is Dzharakuduk (general), which is in a Turonian/Turonian fluvial sandstone in the Bissekty Formation of Uzbekistan.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Uzbekistan (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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