Santanaraptor placidus

Taxonavigation

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Cladus: Avemetatarsalia
Cladus: Ornithodira
Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauriformes
Cladus: Dracohors
Cladus: Dinosauria
Ordo: Saurischia
Cladus: Eusaurischia
Subordo: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Cladus: Averostra
Cladus: Tetanurae
Cladus: Avetheropoda
Cladus: Coelurosauria
Cladus: Tyrannoraptora
Superfamilia: †Tyrannosauroidea
Genus: †Santanaraptor
Species: †Santanaraptor placidus

Name

Santanaraptor placidus Kellner, 1999

Holotype: MN 4802-V (three caudal vertebrae with chevrons, ischia, femora, tibia, fibula, pes, and soft tissue)
Type locality: Brazil, Chapada do Araripe, Ceará , Romualdo Formation.

Etymology: from Portuguese Santana, refering to Group Santana (formely Santana Formation) found near the type locality (today Romualdo Formation). The specie placidus is a honor for Placido Cidade Nuvens, founder of Paleontology Museum of Santana do Cariri [Kellner, A.W.A., 1999: page 1-8]

References

Primary references

KELLNER, A.W.A. 1999: Short Note on a new dinosaur (Theropoda, Coelurosauria) from the Santana Formation (Romualdo Member, Albian), northeastern Brazil Boletim do Museu Nacional (Serie Geologia) 49: 1-8

Links

Santanaraptor placidus – Taxon details on Fossilworks.

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