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Saurornitholestinae

Reptilia - Dromaeosauridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Saurornitholestinae Longrich and Currie p. supplementary
2020Saurornitholestinae Jasinski et al. p. 6 fig. 3

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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()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
infraorderDeinonychosauria
familyDromaeosauridae
—Eudromaeosauria
subfamilySaurornitholestinae
subfamilySaurornitholestinae

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.

Subfm. †Saurornitholestinae Longrich and Currie 2009
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G. †Atrociraptor Currie and Varricchio 2004
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†Atrociraptor marshalli Currie and Varricchio 2004
G. †Saurornitholestes Sues 1978
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†Saurornitholestes sullivani Jasinski 2015
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
N. R. Longrich and P. J. Currie 2009Saurornitholestinae is defined as the most inclusive clade containing Saurornitholestes langstoni but not Dromaeosaurus albertensis, Velociraptor mongoliensis, or Microraptor
zhaoianus. This clade is supported by the following derived characters: deep pit caudodorsal to accessory antorbital fenestra (14:2), sacral vertebrae pneumatized (60:1), ridge on medial surface of ischium ventral to proximodorsal process (98:1). Within Dromaeosauridae, characters 14 and 98 appear to be unique to this clade.
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
Maximum body mass: 30 kgg
Minimum body mass: 10 kgg
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: g = genus, f = family, o = order
References: Peczkis 1995, Holtz et al. 2000, Marsh 1875

Age range: base of the Judithian to the top of the Lancian or 83.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (173 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (Montana) Saurornitholestes sp. (22689 36608)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Alabama) Saurornitholestes sp. (82635)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (New Mexico) Saurornitholestes sp. (24924)
Judithian83.5 - 70.6USA (Texas) Saurornitholestes langstoni (14488) Saurornitholestes sp. (14489)
Judithian83.5 - 70.6USA (Wyoming) Saurornitholestes sp. (14458)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Saskatchewan) Saurornitholestes sp. (67885)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Mexico (Baja California) Saurornitholestes sp. (197021)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (New Mexico) Saurornitholestes langstoni (47189) Saurornitholestes sp. (36269)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Mexico (Coahuila) Saurornitholestes n. sp.? C, Saurornitholestes n. sp.? A, Saurornitholestes langstoni, Saurornitholestes sp. (170939) Saurornitholestes sp. (154244)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Texas) Saurornitholestes sp. (109657 109658)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) Saurornitholestes langstoni (22659 22695 22698 34305 34307 34309 34315 45238 45260 45261 45262 45264 45671 45674 45822 45892 45893 45897 45898 45899 46958 47784 47793 47807 47811 47812 47814 47816 53049 53050 59113 59224 76752 94765 219534) Saurornitholestes langstoni, Dromaeosauridae indet., Paronychodon sp., Zapsalis abradens (22697) Saurornitholestes sp. (22696 52991 67869 67870 67871 67872 67873 67874 67877 67881 67882 67883 67893 67894 89605) Theropoda indet. (59139)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (South Carolina) Saurornitholestes langstoni (180790)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) Saurornitholestes langstoni (45240 45560 45561 45564 45565 45566 45567 45670 45820 47794 47795 47809 152279) Saurornitholestes sp. (67879 67880 67884 67892) Theropoda indet. (61471 61493)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Montana) Dromaeosauridae indet. (25658) Saurornitholestes langstoni (14437) Saurornitholestes sp. (14482 216964)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) Saurornitholestes langstoni (45819 45821 45894 152259) Saurornitholestes sp. (152258)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Montana) Saurornitholestes langstoni (14434 14457 14490) Saurornitholestes sp. (14462)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (South Carolina) Saurornitholestes langstoni (79363)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Mexico (Coahuila) Saurornitholestinae indet. (170938)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Texas) Saurornitholestes indet., Richardoestesia isosceles, Saurornitholestes langstoni (68003) Saurornitholestes indet., Saurornitholestes langstoni (68001) Saurornitholestes langstoni (68004 68006 68012) Saurornitholestes langstoni, Saurornitholestes sp. A (68007) Saurornitholestes langstoni, Saurornitholestinae indet. (68008) Saurornitholestes sp. (25073) Saurornitholestes sp., Saurornitholestes langstoni (68002) Saurornitholestes sp., Saurornitholestes langstoni, Saurornitholestes sp. A (68014) Tyrannosauridae indet. (68015)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Saurornitholestinae indet. (212620)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Saurornitholestes sp. (48864)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Canada (Alberta) Atrociraptor marshalli (152268 152270 152271)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Saurornitholestes sp. (231469)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Montana) Saurornitholestes langstoni (85498)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alaska) Saurornitholestes langstoni (51891) Saurornitholestinae indet. (14495)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Canada (Alberta) Atrociraptor marshalli (92963) Dromaeosauridae indet. (55363) Saurornitholestes sp. (76062)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Romania (Hunedoara) Dromaeosauridae indet. (10760)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Saurornitholestes sp. (14610)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Saurornitholestes sp. (14540 14541 14542 14543 14544 14643 70343 75280 75287 75296 75297 75429 75431 75432 75447) Saurornitholestinae indet. (14566 14577)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (Montana) Dromaeosaurus sp. (14639) Saurornitholestinae indet. (14506 14509 14513 14521 14546 14548 14549 14582 14583 14613 14615 14624 14650 14653)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Saurornitholestes sp. (45098 45099 45102 45111 45118 45128 45145)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Saurornitholestes sp. (14585)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Montana) Saurornitholestes sp. (183109)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) Saurornitholestes sp. (224484)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Texas) Saurornitholestes sp. A, Saurornitholestes langstoni (68009) Saurornitholestes sp. B, Saurornitholestes langstoni (68011) Saurornitholestes sp. C (68010)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Russian Federation (Amur) Saurornitholestes sp. (38134)