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Dromaeosaurus explanatus

Reptilia - Dromaeosauridae

Taxonomy
Laelaps explanatus was named by Cope (1876). Its type specimen is AMNH 3958, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Deinodon explanatus by Lambe (1902), Lambe (1905), Brown (1914) and Russell (1964); it was recombined as Dryptosaurus explanatus by Hay (1902) and Steel (1970); it was recombined as Dromaeosaurus explanatus by Hay (1930) and Kuhn (1939); it was considered a nomen dubium by Makovicky and Norell (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Laelaps explanatus Cope
1877Laelaps explanatus Cope p. 316
1901Laelaps explanatus Nopcsa p. 199
1902Dryptosaurus explanatus Hay p. 488
1902Deinodon explanatus Lambe p. 49
1905Deinodon explanatus Lambe p. 48
1914Deinodon explanatus Brown p. 378
1930Dromaeosaurus explanatus Hay p. 181
1939Dromaeosaurus explanatus Kuhn p. 49
1964Deinodon explanatus Russell p. 10
1970Dryptosaurus explanatus Steel p. 31
1997Laelaps explanatus Ryan p. 442

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
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()
Theropoda()
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
infraorderDeinonychosauria
familyDromaeosauridae
Eudromaeosauria
subfamilyDromaeosaurinae
genusDromaeosaurus
speciesexplanatus()

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.

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Diagnosis
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Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: oviparousf
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2005-08-24 13:20:55
Modified: 2005-08-24 15:20:55
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Peczkis 1995, Holtz et al. 2000

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
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Uzbekistan (Navoi) Laelaps explanatus (58208)