Vayuraptor
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https://doi.org/ 10.4202/app.00540.2018 |
publication LSID |
lsid:zoobank.org:pub:DE9BDAD4-A657-485F-ADE2-F2DD2CCA1A7B |
persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039C9308-A107-FFF5-FCFF-BFDC2F2DF9D4 |
treatment provided by |
Felipe |
scientific name |
Vayuraptor |
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Genus Vayuraptor nov.
Zoobank LCID: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:7CCF3718-D9BE-4FE3-A191-8754C7892CF1
Type species: Vayuraptor nongbualamphuensis gen. et sp. nov., monotypic, see below.
Etymology: From Sanskrit Vayu, God of Wind and Latin raptor, thief; “Raptor of Wind or Wind raptor” in reference to its long and slender tibia, which suggest a fast running animal.
Diagnosis.—Same as for only known species.
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