A new alvarezsaurid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Qiupa Formation of Luanchuan, Henan Province, central China
| Autor: | Songhai Jia, Jiming Zhang, Huali Chang, Jun-chang Lü, Yi-yang Zhang, Fang Ding, Li Xu, Dian-song Gao, Cheng-jun Zhang |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Paleontology Zoology Central china Geology Biology Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology Oceanography Skeleton (computer programming) Cretaceous Taxon stomatognathic system Geochemistry and Petrology Economic Geology Computers in Earth Sciences Eggshell Clade Earth-Surface Processes |
| Zdroj: | China Geology. 1:28-35 |
| ISSN: | 2096-5192 |
| Popis: | An alvarezsaurid dinosaur skeleton was discovered from the Late Cretaceous Qiupa Formation of Luanchuan, Henan Province of central China. It represents a new alvarezsaurid dinosaur Qiupanykus zhangi gen. et sp. nov. A phylogenetic analysis recovers Qiupanykus nested within the unresolved clade, which includes Asian and north American taxa. The skeleton of the new specimen is preserved in association with eggshells. The eggshell morphologies show that these eggs belong to oviraptorid eggs, skeletal remains of which were discovered from the same area. The alvarezsaurid skeleton associated with eggshell fragments may indicate that these eggs were broken by the strong thumb-claws of the former and that alvarezsaurid dinosaurs may be egg-eaters. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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