Reptilia - Theropoda - Dromaeosauridae
Full reference: F. E. Novas and P. F. Puerta. 1997. New evidence concerning avian origins from the Late Cretaceous of Patagonia. Nature 387:390-392
Belongs to Unenlagia according to F. A. Goianechini and S. Apesteguía 2011
See also Burnham et al. 2000, Calvo et al. 2003, Calvo et al. 2007, Candeiro et al. 2012, Candeiro and Harris 2012, Chiappe 2002, Delcourt and Grillo 2014, Gianechini et al. 2011, Gianechini et al. 2017, Gong et al. 2012, Longrich and Currie 2009, Machado et al. 2008, Martínez and Novas 2006, Norell and Makovicky 1997, Norell and Makovicky 1999, Norell and Makovicky 2004, Novas et al. 2013, Novas et al. 2006, Novas et al. 2008, Novas and Puerta 1997, Padian 1997, Porfiri et al. 2007, Porfiri et al. 2007, Porfiri et al. 2011, Porfiri et al. 2012, Rauhut 2003, Senter et al. 2004, Turner et al. 2007 and Turner et al. 2011
Sister taxon: Unenlagia paynemili
Type specimen: MCF-PVPH 78. Its type locality is Unenlagia type, Sierra del Portezuelo [MCF], which is in a Turonian/Coniacian terrestrial horizon in the Portezuelo Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Unenlagia type, Sierra del Portezuelo [MCF]
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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