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| Rank | species (PBDB) |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Avetheropoda : Megaraptoridae : Megaraptor : Megaraptor namunhuaiquii |
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Classification
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Megaraptor namunhuaiquii | species | belongs to Megaraptor | stated without evidence | Novas, 1998 | | Megaraptor namunhuaiquii | species | belongs to Megaraptor | stated with evidence | Carrano et al., 2012 | | Megaraptor namunhuaiquii | species | belongs to Megaraptor | stated without evidence | Candeiro and Harris, 2012 | | Megaraptor namunhuaiquii | species | belongs to Megaraptor | stated with evidence | Porfiri et al., 2014 | | Megaraptor namunhuaiquii | species | belongs to Megaraptor | stated without evidence | Coria and Currie, 2016 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 93.5 - 85.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous |
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| Last Recorded Appearance | 93.5 - 85.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous |
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| Environment | terrestrial (based on Theropoda) |
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| Motility | actively mobile (based on Theropoda) |
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| Diet | carnivore (based on Carnosauria) |
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| Reproduction | oviparous, dispersal=direct/internal,mobile (based on Theropoda) |
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| Ontogeny | accretion,modification of parts (based on Theropoda) |
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| Taphonomy | hydroxylapatite,compact or dense (based on Theropoda) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | F. E. Novas. 1998. Megaraptor namunhuaiquii, gen. et sp. nov., a large-clawed, Late Cretaceous theropod from Patagonia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 18(1):4-9 |
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| Novas F. E. (1998) Megaraptor namunhuaiquii, gen. et sp. nov., a large-clawed, Late Cretaceous theropod from Patagonia, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 18 1, 4-9 |
| Calvo J. O., Porfiri J. D., et al (2002) Megaraptor namunhuaiquii (Novas, 1998), a new light about its phylogenetic relationships, 1° Congreso Latinoamericano de Paleontología de Vertebrados, Chile. Resumenes, 20-21 |
| Rauhut O. W. M. (2003) The interrelationships and evolution of basal theropod dinosaurs, Special Papers in Palaeontology 69, 1-213 |
| Martínez R. D., Novas F. E., et al (2004) Abelisaurid remains (Theropoda, Ceratosauria) from southern Patagonia, Actas I del Congreso Ltinoamericano de Paleontología de Vertebrados. Ameghiniana 41 4, 577-585 |
| Martínez R. D., Novas F. E. (2006) Aniksosaurus darwini gen. et sp. nov., a new coelurosaurian theropod from the early Late Cretaceous of central Patagonia, Argentina, Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales, nuevo serie 8 2, 243-259 |
| Novas F. E., Ezcurra M. D., et al (2006) Humerus of a basal abelisauroid theropod from the Late Cretaceous of Patagonia, Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales, nuevo serie 8 1, 63-68 |
| Calvo J. O., Porfiri J. D., et al (2007) A new Cretaceous terrestrial ecosystem from Gondwana with the description of a new sauropod dinosaur, Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 79 3, 529-541 |
| Benson R. B. J., Carrano M. T., et al (2010) A new clade of archaic large-bodied predatory dinosaurs (Theropoda: Allosauroidea) that survived to the latest Mesozoic, Naturwissenschaften 97, 71-78 doi:10.1007/s00114-009-0614-x |
| Porfiri J. D., Calvo J. O., et al (2011) A new small deinonychosaur (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Late Cretaceous of Patagonia, Argentina, Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 83 1, 109-116 |
| Candeiro C. R. A., Harris J. D. (2012) The tetrapod fauna of the Marília Formation (Bauru Group) at Peirópolis (Minas Gerais, Brazil): correlation with other Late Cretaceous Patagonian faunas, Revue de Paléobiology 31 1, 71-84 |
| Carrano M. T., Benson R. B. J., et al (2012) The phylogeny of Tetanurae (Dinosauria: Theropoda), Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 10 2, 211-300 doi:10.1080/14772019.2011.630927 |
| Porfiri J. D., Novas F. E., et al (2014) Juvenile specimen of Megaraptor (Dinosauria, Theropoda) sheds light about tyrannosauroid radiation, Cretaceous Research 51 1, 35-55 doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2014.04.007 |
| Coria R. A., Currie P. J. (2016) A new megaraptoran dinosaur (Dinosauria, Theropoda, Megaraptoridae) from the Late Cretaceous of Patagonia, PLoS ONE 11 7, e0157973:1-53 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0157973 |
Megaraptor namunhuaiquii ✝
