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Aoniraptor libertatem
Taxonomy
Aoniraptor libertatem was named by Motta et al. (2016). Its type specimen is MPCA-Pv 804/1 to 25, a set of postcrania, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Violante farm, which is in a Cenomanian/Turonian fluvial sandstone in the Huincul Formation of Argentina.
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2016 | Aoniraptor libertatem Motta et al. p. 239–240 fig. 17–26 |
2020 | Aoniraptor libertatem Cerroni et al. p. 2 |
2022 | Aoniraptor libertatem Aranciaga Rolando et al. p. 2 |
2022 | Aoniraptor libertatem Aranciaga Rolando et al. p. 227 |
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†Aoniraptor libertatem Motta et al. 2016
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Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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M. J. Motta et al. 2016 | Megaraptoran theropod diagnosable on the basis of the following autapomorphies: (1) anterior mid-caudal vertebrae with fan-shaped prezygapophyses lacking a discernible articular surface for contacting the postzygapophyses; (2) presence of a blunt and thick process on the lateral surface of the prezygapophyses of anterior mid-caudal vertebrae; and (3) mid-posterior caudals with a pair of non-articular flat surfaces located on the posterodorsal corner of the centrum. |
Measurements
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References: Benton 1983, Marsh 1875 |
Age range: base of the Middle Cenomanian to the top of the Early/Lower Turonian or 99.60000 to 89.30000 Ma
Collections: one only
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Middle Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian | Argentina (Río Negro) | Aoniraptor libertatem (type locality: 180530) |