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Spectrovenator ragei
Taxonomy
Spectrovenator ragei was named by Zaher et al. (2020). Its type specimen is MZSP-PV 833, a partial skeleton (a partially articulated skeleton consisting of complete skull and mandibles, partially preserved cervicodorsal vertebrae and ribs, complete sacrum, partially pr), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Embira-Branca hills, Coração de Jesus, which is in an Aptian lacustrine claystone in the Quiricó Formation of Brazil. It is the type species of Spectrovenator.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2020 | Spectrovenator ragei Zaher et al. p. 103–104 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
†Spectrovenator ragei Zaher et al. 2020
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| H. Zaher et al. 2020 | Spectrovenator ragei n. gen., n. sp. differs from all other abelisaurid theropods by the following unique autapomorphies: posterior ramus of maxilla ornamented with vertically oriented grooves except for the smooth region anterior to the maxilla-jugal suture; lacrimal lateral surface rugose except for smooth ventral region; ventrally bowed posterior process of jugal; nuchal crest with thin and smooth dorsal margin; straight ventral margin of dentaries with deep sulcus on lateral surface; dorsal margin of surangular slightly convex; longitudinal ridge along posteroventral end of mandibular ramus. |
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