Bicentenaria
Bicentenaria is a genus of carnivorous coelurosaurian theropods which lived during the early Upper Cretaceous (about 90 million years ago) in what is now Argentina.[1] It contains only the type species, Bicentenaria argentina. Estimates suggest that it was 2.5 to 3 metres (8 to 10 ft) in length. This name was first reported in June 2012.[2]
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Holotype skull elements | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Coelurosauria |
Genus: | Bicentenaria Novas et al., 2012 |
Species: | B. argentina
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Binomial name | |
Bicentenaria argentina Novas et al., 2012
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The small carnivore is an early relative of the much later giant Tyrannosaurus.[3]
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References
- ↑ Basckin, Deborah. 2012. New species of dinosaur displayed in Buenos Aires. BBC Nature. [1]
- ↑ "New species of dinosaur related to giant Tyrannosaurus." itv news, 26 June 2012. Accessed online 27 June 2012
- ↑ Novas F.E. et al 2012. New Patagonian Cretaceous theropod sheds light about the early radiation of Coelurosauria[dead link]. Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales, nueva serie, 14: 57–81.