Cristatusaurus lapparenti
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Taxonavigation: Megalosauroidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: †Spinosauridae
Subfamilia: †Baryonychinae
Genera: †Cristatusaurus
Species: †Cristatusaurus lapparenti
Name[edit]
Cristatusaurus lapparenti Taquet & Russell, 1998
Holotype: MNHN GDF 366.
Type locality Niger, Gadoufaoua site of Elrhaz Formation; Aptian
Etymology: named in honor of Albert-Félix de Lapparent, for his research on Saharan dinosaurs. [Taquet & Russell, 1998: page 350]
References[edit]
Primary references[edit]
- Taquet, P. & Russell, D.A. 1998. New data on spinosaurid dinosaurs from the Early Cretaceous of the Sahara. Comptes rendus de l’Académie des sciences. Série IIa, Sciences de la terre et des planètes 327(5): 347–353. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1251-8050(98)80054-2 ResearchGate Reference page.
Links[edit]
- Cristatusaurus lapparenti – Taxon details on Fossilworks.
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