Kryptops palaios Sereno & Brusatte, 2008
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https://doi.org/ 10.11606/1807-0205/2023.63.019 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13993898 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B7152A-FFD1-E165-FCB7-27E86C38FA59 |
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Felipe |
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scientific name |
Kryptops palaios Sereno & Brusatte, 2008 |
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Kryptops palaios Sereno & Brusatte, 2008
– Kryptops palaios comes from the Elrhaz Formation (Aptian-Albian), in the region of "Gadoufaoua″, in the western part of the Ténéré Desert , Republic of Niger.
The holotype MNN GAD1-1 comprises a left maxilla with teeth. Sereno & Brusatte (2008) included several partial vertebrae and ribs (MNN GAD1-3 to GAD1-8) and an articulated pelvic girdle and sacrum (MNN GAD1-2) in the holotype specimen, but the postcrania was shown by Carrano et al. (2012) to belong to a non-abelisaurid theropod, most likely a carcharodontosaurid. We agree with this assessment. Therefore, these bones are no longer considered part of the Kryptops holotype.
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MNN |
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