- Tytuł:
- A new troodontid theropod from the Late Cretaceous of central China, and the radiation of Asian troodontids
- Autorzy:
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Lu, J
Xu, L.
Liu, Y.
Zhang, X.
Jia, S.
Ji, Q. - Powiązania:
- https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/20912.pdf
- Data publikacji:
- 2010
- Wydawca:
- Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Paleobiologii PAN
- Tematy:
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new theropod
Late Cretaceous
Central China
Asian troodontid
troodontid
Theropoda
Troodontidae
Xixiasaurus
Cretaceous
Henan province
China
paleontology - Opis:
- A new troodontid dinosaur, Xixiasaurus henanensis gen. et sp. nov., from the Upper Cretaceous Majiacun Formation of the Xixia Basin, Henan Province, is erected, based on a partial skull. It is characterized by bearing 22 maxillary teeth, a distinct opening on the lateral surface of the base of nasal process of the premaxilla, the rostral end of the upper jaw forming a tapered U−shape, and the mandibular symphyseal region slightly inflected medially. Xixiasaurus is most closely related to the Mongolian Byronosaurus among troodontids. Byronosaurus, Urbacodon, and Xixiasaurus may form a new clade, suggesting an endemic radiation of troodontids across Asia, including multiple taxa without dental serrations. The discovery of Xixiasaurus in the Xixia Basin may imply that the Xixiasaurus−bearing Majiacun Formation is Campanian in age.
- Źródło:
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Acta Palaeontologica Polonica; 2010, 55, 3; 381-388
0567-7920 - Pojawia się w:
- Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
- Dostawca treści:
- Biblioteka Nauki
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