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Ornithomimus minutus

Reptilia - Ornithomimidae

Taxonomy
Ornithomimus minutus was named by Marsh (1892). Its type specimen is USNM, a set of limb elements, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Troodon minutus by Olshevsky (2000); it was considered a nomen vanum by Matthew and Brown (1922); it was considered a nomen dubium by Russell (1972) and Padian (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Ornithomimus minutus Marsh
1893Ornithomimus minutus Winkler p. 111
1896Ornithomimus minutus Marsh p. 206
1901Ornithomimus minutus Nopcsa p. 201
1902Ornithomimus minutus Hay p. 494
1904Ornithomimus minutus Lambe p. 33
1920Ornithomimus minutus Gilmore pp. 142-144
1930Ornithomimus minutus Hay p. 183
1939Ornithomimus minutus Kuhn p. 52
1965Ornithomimus minutus Ostrom p. 39
1970Ornithomimus minutus Steel p. 19
1970Ornithomimus minutus Swinton p. 131
2000Troodon minutus Olshevsky p. 98

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
RankNameAuthor
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptoriformes
Arctometatarsalia
infraorderOrnithomimosauria
familyOrnithomimidae
genusOrnithomimus
speciesminutus

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.

Ornithomimus minutus Marsh 1892
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteinfrao
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10infrao
Adult width: 0.1 to < 1.0infrao
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10infrao
Thickness: thickinfrao
Architecture: compact or denseinfrao
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partsinfrao
Grouping: gregariousinfrao
Environment: terrestrialinfrao
Locomotion: actively mobileinfrao
Life habit: ground dwellinginfrao
Diet: herbivoreinfrao
Diet 2: omnivoreinfrao
Reproduction: oviparousinfrao
Dispersal: direct/internalinfrao
Dispersal 2: mobileinfrao
Created: 2005-08-24 13:16:21
Modified: 2005-08-24 15:16:21
Source: g = genus, infrao = infraorder
References: Peczkis 1995, Averianov and Yarkov 2004

Age range: Lancian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Ornithomimus minutus (14606)