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Diuqin lechiguanae

Osteichthyes - Dromaeosauridae

Taxonomy
Diuqin lechiguanae was named by Porfiri et al. (2024). Its type specimen is MUCPv 1401, a set of postcrania (Fragmentary but associated postcranial skeleton consisting of the posteriormost sacral vertebral neural arch, an anterior caudal vertebral neural arch, the near), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Isthmus between Lago Barreales and Lago Mari Menuco, which is in a Santonian fluvial sandstone in the Bajo de la Carpa Formation of Argentina. It is the type species of Diuqin.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2024Diuqin lechiguanae Porfiri et al. p. 5 figs. 2-5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
RankNameAuthor
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Saurischia()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
infraorderDeinonychosauria
familyDromaeosauridae
subfamilyUnenlagiinae
genusDiuqin
specieslechiguanae

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.

Diuqin lechiguanae Porfiri et al. 2024
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. D. Porfiri et al. 2024First unenlagiine theropod dinosaur to be discovered from the Bajo de la Carpa Formation (Neuquén Group, Upper Cretaceous), exhibiting the following autapomorphies and a unique combination of characters. Autapomorphies: (1) horizontal accessory lamina between spinopostzygapophyseal laminae on posteriormost sacral vertebra; (2) pair of elliptical, bilateral, dorsolaterally–ventromedially oriented foramina immediately anterolateral to base of neural spine in (at least) posteriormost sacral and anterior caudal vertebrae; (3) distolateral deltopectoral ridge of humerus arises on distal half of deltopectoral crest. Unique combination of characters: postzygapophyses of posteriormost sacral vertebra
strongly posteriorly projected; humeral deltopectoral crest oriented anteriorly (also present in Austroraptor cabazai); absence of sulcus between deltopectoral crest and humeral shaft (also present in Austroraptor); sharp crest proximal to humeral ectepicondyle with proximally positioned tubercle (also present in Buitreraptor).
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: oviparousf
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2005-09-11 17:04:18
Modified: 2005-09-11 19:04:18
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Holtz et al. 2000, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Santonian or 85.70000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Argentina (Neuquén) Diuqin lechiguanae (type locality: 235260)