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Saltriovenator zanellai
Taxonomy
Saltriovenator zanellai was named by Dal Sasso et al. (2018). Its type specimen is MSNM V3664, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is "Salnova" quarry, Saltrio, which is in a Sinemurian open shallow subtidal packstone in the Saltrio Formation of Italy. It is the type species of Saltriovenator.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2018 | Saltriovenator zanellai Dal Sasso et al. p. 16 |
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†Saltriovenator zanellai Dal Sasso et al. 2018
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| C. Dal Sasso et al. 2018 | Mid-to-large sized ceratosaurian characterized by the following unique combination of anatomical features (autapomorphies marked by asterisk—see also Fig. 4): humerus with deltopectoral crest protruding craniomedially for more than twice the shaft diameter, with distal lamina forming an abrupt corner (about 90°) with the proximodistal axis of the humeral shaft; metacarpal II with hypertrofied semicircular extensor lip protruding over the condylar level* and bordering dorsolaterally a very deep and wide extensor pit; phalanx II-1 with flexor palmar groove which is deep and narrow*, and bearing a distinct bump distal to the dorsal extensor process*; manual ungual III with prominent flexor tubercle which is distinctly separated from articular facet by a concave cleft.
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