Compsognathinae

Rauhut, Oliver W. M., 2003, The interrelationships and evolution of basal theropod dinosaurs, Special papers in palaeontology 69, pp. 1-213 : 29-30

Compsognathinae indet. SMNK 2349 Pal

Age .?Albian.

Occurrence. Santana Formation, Pernambuco, Brazil.

Remarks. The specimen SMNK 2349 Pal represents a three-dimensionally preserved partial skeleton, including dorsal and sacral vertebrae, most of the pelvis and parts of the hindlimb, of a generically and specifically indeterminate small theropod dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous of Brazil ( Martill et al. 2000). The pelvis and dorsal vertebrae show great similarities to those of Compsognathus , suggesting that SMNK 2349 Pal represents a closely related taxon. Since all other closely related species are so far only known from compressed, rather two-dimensionally preserved lithographic limestone specimens ( Wagner 1861; Bidar et al. 1972; Chen et al. 1998), SMNK 2349 Pal might provide important additional anatomical information for these animals, and thus it is included as a separate OTU in this analysis.