Velocisaurus unicus Bonaparte, 1991a

Rauhut, Oliver W. M., 2003, The interrelationships and evolution of basal theropod dinosaurs, Special papers in palaeontology 69, pp. 1-213 : 33

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.3382576

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5227786

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/77323C29-FFE6-B410-FF1E-9C58F916FBE4

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scientific name

Velocisaurus unicus Bonaparte, 1991a
status

 

Velocisaurus unicus Bonaparte, 1991a

Age . Coniacian.

Occurrence. Rio Colorado Formation, Neuquén, Argentina.

Diagnosis. Shafts of Mt II and IV strongly reduced, and less than half as wide as the shaft of Mt III; Mt III straight and of subequal width throughout its length.

Remarks. Although Velocisaurus is based on an incomplete hindlimb ( Bonaparte 1991 a), it is a diagnosable taxon due to the peculiarities of the foot. As one of the few small theropods known from Gondwana, V. unicus is of potentially great phylogenetic and biogeographical importance.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Reptilia

Order

Dinosauria

Family

Noasauridae

Genus

Velocisaurus

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