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Ignotosaurus fragilis
Taxonomy
Ignotosaurus fragilis was named by Martínez et al. (2013). Its type specimen is PVSJ 884, a set of postcrania (right ilium), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is northern edge, Cancha de Bochas, which is in a Carnian terrestrial horizon in the Ischigualasto Formation of Argentina.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2013 | Ignotosaurus fragilis Martínez et al. p. 14 figs. 3A-E |
| 2016 | Ignotosaurus fragilis Martínez et al. p. 2 |
| 2019 | Ignotosaurus fragilis Martz and Small p. 51 |
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†Ignotosaurus fragilis Martínez et al. 2013
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| R. N. Martínez et al. 2013 | Small silesaurid dinosauriform characterized by the following autapomorphies: iliac preacetabular process anteroposteriorly compressed and oriented at 90° to the iliac blade (Fig. 3A, C); iliac postacetabular process broadening distally and with a squared distal end in dorsal view (Fig. 3B, C). |
Measurements
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||