Deltadromeus

Deltadromeus
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian),
Mounted skeleton cast with a speculative skull
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: Theropoda
Superfamily: Abelisauroidea (?)
Genus: Deltadromeus
Sereno et al., 1996
Species:
D. agilis
Binomial name
Deltadromeus agilis
Sereno et al., 1996
Synonyms

Deltadromeus (meaning "delta runner") is an extinct genus of controversial theropod dinosaurs from the Aoufous Formation (Kem Kem Beds) of Morocco. The genus contains a single species, Deltadromeus agilis, known from multiple partial skeletons from the mid-Cretaceous period (mid-Cenomanian age), about 95 million years ago.

The classification of Deltadromeus has been in flux since its original description. In 2016, the South American megaraptoran Gualicho was noted to have many similarities with Deltadromeus. Other studies have considered it a ceratosaurian, potentially as a member of the family Noasauridae. It may be a junior synonym of the contemporary Bahariasaurus.


© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search