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Megaraptor namunhuaiquii
Taxonomy
Megaraptor namunhuaiquii was named by Novas (1998). Its type specimen is MCF-PVPH 79, a set of postcrania, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Megaraptor type, Sierra del Portezuelo, which is in a Turonian/Coniacian terrestrial horizon in the Portezuelo Formation of Argentina.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1998 | Megaraptor namunhuaiquii Novas |
| 2002 | Megaraptor namunhuaiquii Calvo et al. p. 20 |
| 2003 | Megaraptor namunhaiquii Rauhut p. 37 |
| 2004 | Megaraptor namunhuaiquii Calvo et al. p. 566 |
| 2004 | Megaraptor namunhuaiquii Martínez et al. p. 578 |
| 2006 | Megaraptor namunhuaiquii Martínez and Novas p. 245 |
| 2006 | Megaraptor namunhuaiquii Novas et al. p. 63 |
| 2007 | Megaraptor namunhuaiquii Calvo et al. p. 533 |
| 2007 | Megaraptor namunhuaiquii Porfiri et al. p. 323 |
| 2007 | Megaraptor namunhuaiquii Porfiri et al. p. 546 |
| 2008 | Megaraptor namunhuaiquii Smith et al. p. 2087 |
| 2010 | Megaraptor namunhuaiquii Benson et al. p. 75 |
| 2011 | Megaraptor namunhuaiquii Goianechini and Apesteguía p. 171 |
| 2011 | Megaraptor namuhnuaiquii Porfiri et al. p. 111 |
| 2011 | Megaraptor namunhuaiquii Salisbury et al. p. 73 |
| 2012 | Megaraptor namunhuaiquii Candeiro and Harris p. 74 |
| 2012 | Megaraptor namunhuaiquii Carrano et al. p. 237 |
| 2012 | Megaraptor namunhuaiquii Méndez et al. p. 252 |
| 2012 | Megaraptor namunhuaiquii Porfiri et al. p. R56 |
| 2012 | Megaraptor namumhuaiquii White et al. p. 21 |
| 2013 | Megaraptor namunhuaiqui Fernandes de Azevedo et al. p. 140 |
| 2013 | Megaraptor namunhuaiquii Novas et al. p. 189 |
| 2014 | Megaraptor namunhuaiquii Porfiri et al. p. 36 |
| 2016 | Megaraptor namunhuaiquii Coria and Currie p. 2 |
| 2017 | Megaraptor namunhuaiquii Paulina-Carabajal and Currie p. 618 |
| 2019 | Megaraptor namunhuaiquii Aranciaga Rolando et al. p. 104 |
| 2020 | Megaraptor namunhuaiquii Lamanna et al. p. 256 |
| 2021 | Megaraptor namunhuaiquii Novas et al. p. 2743 |
| 2022 | Megaraptor namunhuaiquii Aranciaga Rolando et al. p. 2 |
| 2022 | Megaraptor namunhuaiquii Baiano and Filippi p. 6 |
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†Megaraptor namunhuaiquii Novas 1998
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| M. T. Carrano et al. 2012 | Tetanuran with: (1) blade-like olecranon process of ulna (Novas 1998); (2) manual phalanx I-1 subtriangular in proximal view with dorsal portion wider than ventral (Novas 1998); and (3) distal end of metatarsal IV shaft narrower than midshaft (Calvo et al. 2004). |
Measurements
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| References: Marsh 1875, Benton 1983 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Turonian to the top of the Early/Lower Coniacian or 93.50000 to 85.80000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Turonian - Early/Lower Coniacian | Argentina (Neuquén) | Megaraptor namunhuaiquii (49415 79953) Tetanurae indet. (type locality: 55264) |