Falcarius Kirkland et al. 2005 (coelurosaur)

Reptilia - Theropoda

Full reference: J. I. Kirkland, L. E. Zanno, S. D. Sampson, J. M. Clark, and D. D. DeBlieux. 2005. A primitive therizinosauroid dinsoaur from the Early Cretaceous of Utah. Nature 435(3468):84-87

Parent taxon: Therizinosauria according to H. Pu et al. 2013

See also Kirkland et al. 2005, Li 2008, Li et al. 2007, Li et al. 2008, Milàn et al. 2015, Naish and Martill 2007, Senter et al. 2012, Zanno 2006, Zanno 2010 and Zanno 2010

Sister taxa: Erlikosaurus, Fukuivenator, Jianchangosaurus, Lingyuanosaurus, Therizinosauroidea

Subtaxa: Falcarius utahensis

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of United States (2: Utah collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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