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Deltadromeus agilis

Reptilia - Noasauridae

Taxonomy
Deltadromeus agilis was named by Sereno et al. (1996). Its type specimen is SGM-Din 2. Its type locality is Er Remlia, Gara es Sbaa [Gara Sbaa Fm.], which is in a Cenomanian deltaic sandstone/sandstone in the Gara Sbaa Formation of Morocco.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Deltadromeus agilis Sereno et al. p. 991 fig. 3
2003Deltadromeus agilis Rauhut p. 32
2004Deltadromeus agilis Holtz, Jr. et al. p. 76
2005Deltadromeus agilis Novas et al. p. 167
2005Deltadromeus agilis Yates p. 117
2008Deltadromeus agilis Carrano and Sampson pp. 192-193
2010Deltadromeus agilis Cavin et al. p. 399
2010Deltadromeus agilis Taquet p. 94
2012Deltadromeus agilis Le Loeuff et al. p. 489
2013Deltadromeus agilis Fernandes de Azevedo et al. p. 137
2015Deltadromeus agilis Evers et al. p. 75
2016Deltadromeus agilis Chiarenza and Cau p. 11
2020Deltadromeus agilis Ibrahim et al. p. 9
2020Deltadromeus agilis de Souza et al. p. 2
2022Deltadromeus agilis Salem et al. p. 2
2023Deltadromeus agilis Souza-Júnior et al. p. 7

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
suborderCeratosauria()
familyNoasauridae
genusDeltadromeus
speciesagilis

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.

†Deltadromeus agilis Sereno et al. 1996
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. T. Carrano and S. D. Sampson 2008Ceratosaur with: (1) broad quadrangular neural spines on anterior caudal vertebrae, (2) coracoid with shallow, concave notch in anterior margin, (3) dorsoventrally compressed ischial midshaft and (4) reduced metatarsal IV distal condyles (modified from Sereno et al. 1996: 991; Rauhut 2003: 32).
Measurements
partNmean
femur diameter153.0
humerus diameter122.0

Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
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: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoreo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2004-12-14 12:50:08
Modified: 2004-12-14 14:50:08
Source: o = order
Reference: Marsh 1875

Age range: Early/Lower Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Egypt (Matruh) Bahariasaurus ingens (25127 51745 51749 51752)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Morocco (Drâa-Tafilalet) Deltadromeus agilis (type locality: 25325)