Aratasaurus
Extinct genus of reptiles / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Aratasaurus (meaning "lizard born of fire") is a monotypic genus of basal coelurosaurian theropod which includes a single species, Aratasaurus museunacionali, known from fossils found in deposits of the Romualdo Formation in Brazil.[1] Aratasaurus lived during the Albian stage of the Early Cretaceous (111-108 Ma; possibly as early as 115 Ma).[2]
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Dinosauria |
Clade: | Saurischia |
Clade: | Theropoda |
Clade: | Coelurosauria |
Genus: | †Aratasaurus Sayão et al., 2020 |
Type species | |
†Aratasaurus museunacionali Sayão et al., 2020 |
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