Reptilia - Theropoda - Dromaeosauridae
Full reference: A. Perle, M. A. Norell, and J. M. Clark. 1999. A new maniraptoran theropod—Achillobator giganticus (Dromaeosauridae)—from the Upper Cretaceous of Burkhant, Mongolia. Contributions of the Department of Geology, National University of Mongolia 101:1-105
Belongs to Achillobator according to N. R. Longrich and P. J. Currie 2009
See also Averianov and Lopatin 2021, Burnham et al. 2000, Godefroit et al. 2008, Norell and Makovicky 2004, Perle et al. 1999, Senter et al. 2004, Turner et al. 2007 and Turner et al. 2011
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MNUFR-15, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Burkhant (MNUFR) , which is in a Cenomanian/Santonian channel sandstone/mudstone in the Baynshire Formation of Mongolia.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Burkhant (MNUFR)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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