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Moros intrepidus
Taxonomy
Moros intrepidus was named by Zanno et al. (2019). Its type specimen is NCSM 33392, a set of limb elements, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is NCPALEOUT05, Stormy Theropod, which is in a Cenomanian delta plain mudstone/siltstone in the Cedar Mountain Formation of Utah. It is the type species of Moros.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2019 | Moros intrepidus Zanno et al. p. 2 fig. 2–4 |
| 2022 | Moros intrepidus Krumenacker et al. p. 1336 |
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†Moros intrepidus Zanno et al. 2019
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| L. E. Zanno et al. 2019 | Small-bodied, gracile-limbed tyrannosauroid (Supplementary Tables 2 and 3) exhibiting a semicircular tuberosity on the craniomedial femoral shaft originating at the distalmost extent of the lesser trochanter* (Fig. 2a); sinuous articular facet on medial aspect of fourth metatarsal for contact with third metatarsal* (Fig. 3i); transversely compressed, subtriangular distal articular condyle of the fourth metatarsal in distal view (Fig. 3l); and distal articular surface of fourth metatarsal exhibiting hypertrophied craniolateral aspect*, confluent with a deeply incised, striated extensor groove that grades indistinctly into the lateral collateral ligament pit* (Fig. 3g). (Autapomorphies denoted with asterisk.) |
Measurements
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| References: Marsh 1875, Benton 1983 | |||||
Age range: Early/Lower Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.50000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Cenomanian | USA (Utah) | Moros intrepidus (type locality: 206450) |