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Dromomeron gigas
Taxonomy
Dromomeron gigas was named by Martínez et al. (2016). Its type specimen is PVSJ 898, a limb element (partial left femur), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Quebrada del Puma, which is in a Norian fluvial sandstone in the Quebrada del Barro Formation of Argentina.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2016 | Dromomeron gigas Martínez et al. p. 4 fig. 2–3.4 |
| 2018 | Dromomeron gigas Marsh p. 1 |
| 2019 | Dromomeron gigas Martz and Small p. 58 fig. 25 |
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†Dromomeron gigas Martínez et al. 2016
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| R. N. Martínez et al. 2016 | Large Dromomeron diagnosed by the following autapomorphies: blunt and rugose anterior trochanter reaching the level of the posterolateral edge of the proximal portion of the femur; pronounced muscle scar on the posteromedial surface of the proximal portion of the femur. |