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Gobiraptor minutus

Osteichthyes - Oviraptoridae

Taxonomy
Gobiraptor minutus was named by Lee et al. (2019) [LSID for the species: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:53F0E7D7-EB76-4B8F-8801-AED4FE792E8C]. Its type specimen is MPC-D 102/111, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Altan Ula III [KID], which is in a Maastrichtian fluvial sandstone/mudstone in the Nemegt Formation of Mongolia. It is the type species of Gobiraptor.

It was synonymized subjectively with Conchoraptor gracilis by Funston (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Gobiraptor minutus Lee et al. p. 3 figs. 2-4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
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()
—Saurischia()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
infraorderOviraptorosauria
familyOviraptoridae
genusGobiraptor
speciesminutus

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.

†Gobiraptor minutus Lee et al. 2019
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
S. Lee et al. 2019Gobiraptor minutus is an oviraptorid dinosaur diagnosed by the following unique set of characteristics (autapomorphies are marked with an asterisk): a flat articular sur- face for the quadratojugal on the quadrate*; rostrocaudally elongate dentary rostral to the external mandibular fenestra; extremely thickened rostrodorsal end of the mandibular symphysis with a caudal expansion of its dorsal surface*; a rudimentary lingual triturating shelf on each dentary bearing small occlusal foramina*; a weakly developed lingual ridge on each lingual shelf*; absence of any prominent symphyseal ventral process of the dentary; coronoid bone present; the rostral end of the coronoid bone wedging into the ventral surface of the dorsal ramus of the dentary*; cranial trochanter of the femur separated from the greater trochanter with a distinct furrow between them.