Elmisaurus
Extinct genus of dinosaurs / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Elmisaurus (meaning "foot sole lizard") is an extinct genus of caenagnathid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Nemegt Formation of Mongolia. It was a theropod belonging to the Oviraptorosauria.
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Elmisaurus | |
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Skeletal restoration showing known elements (including those of Nomingia) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Dinosauria |
Clade: | Saurischia |
Clade: | Theropoda |
Family: | †Caenagnathidae |
Subfamily: | †Elmisaurinae |
Genus: | †Elmisaurus Osmólska, 1981 |
Species: | †E. rarus |
Binomial name | |
†Elmisaurus rarus Osmólska, 1981 | |
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