Reptilia - Theropoda - Noasauridae
Full reference: P. C. Sereno, D. B. Dutheil, M. Iarochene, H. C. E. Larsson, G. H. Lyon, P. M. Magwene, C. A. Sidor, D. J. Varricchio, and J. A. Wilson. 1996. Predatory dinosaurs from the Sahara and Late Cretaceous faunal differentiation. Science 272:986-991
Belongs to Deltadromeus according to M. T. Carrano and S. D. Sampson 2008
See also Cavin et al. 2010, Chiarenza and Cau 2016, de Souza et al. 2020, Evers et al. 2015, Fernandes de Azevedo et al. 2013, Holtz et al. 2004, Ibrahim et al. 2020, Ibrahim et al. 2017, Lamanna et al. 2020, Le Loeuff et al. 2012, Novas et al. 2005, Rauhut 2003, Salem et al. 2022, Sereno et al. 1996, Souza-Júnior et al. 2023, Taquet 2010 and Yates 2005
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: SGM-Din 2. Its type locality is Er Remlia, Gara es Sbaa [Gara Sbaa Fm.], which is in a Cenomanian deltaic sandstone/sandstone in the Gara Sbaa Formation of Morocco.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): femur diameter 53.0, humerus diameter 22.0
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Egypt (4 collections), Morocco (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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