Aratasaurus museunacionali Sayão et al. 2020 (coelurosaur)

Reptilia - Theropoda

Full reference: J. M. Sayão, A. A. F. Saraiva, A. S. Brum, R. A. M. Bantim, R. C. L. Pedroso Andrade, X. Cheng, F. Jorge Lima, H. Paula Silva, and A. W. A. Kellner. 2020. The first theropod dinosaur (Coelurosauria, Theropoda) from the base of the Romualdo Formation (Albian), Araripe Basin, Northeast Brazil. Scientific Reports 10(10892)

Belongs to Aratasaurus according to J. M. Sayão et al. 2020

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MPSC R 2089. Its type locality is Mina Pedra Branca (black shale layer), which is in an Albian terrestrial shale in the Romualdo Formation of Brazil.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Mina Pedra Branca (black shale layer)

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