Teihivenator

Teihivenator
Temporal range: Maastrichtian
Syntype tyrannosauroid tibia AMNH 2550
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Clade:Dinosauria
Order:Saurischia
Suborder:Theropoda
Superfamily:†Tyrannosauroidea
Genus:†Teihivenator
Yun, 2017
Type species
Teihivenator macropus
(Cope, 1868)
Synonyms
  • Laelaps macropus (Cope, 1868)
Syntype ornithomimosaur phalanges

Teihivenator ("strong hunter") is a genus of tyrannosauroid coelurosaur from the Navesink Formation of New Jersey. It contains a single species, T. macropus.

The species was originally classified as a species of Dryptosaurus (= "Laelaps", a name preoccupied by a mite). It was made a separate genus in 2017, by Yun Changyu.[1]

In 2017, a research paper by Chase Doran Brownstein concluded that the remains of T. macropus are a mixture of non-diagnostic tyrannosauroid and ornithomimid elements, rendering the species a chimera and a nomen dubium.[2] In 2018, Brownstein stated that a originally about two foot long tibia, specimen AMNH FARB 2550, represented a tyranosauroid that probably was distinct from Dryptosaurus, but not sufficiently to base a taxon on.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ Chan-gyu, Yun (2017). "Teihivenator gen. nov., a new generic name for the Tyrannosauroid Dinosaur "Laelaps" macropus (Cope, 1868; preoccupied by Koch, 1836)". Journal of Zoological And Bioscience Research. 4.
  2. ↑ Brownstein, C.D. "Theropod specimens from the Navesink Formation and their implications for the Diversity and Biogeography of Ornithomimosaurs and Tyrannosauroids on Appalachia". PeerJ Preprints. 5: e3105v1. doi:10.7287/peerj.preprints.3105v1.
  3. ↑ Chase D. Brownstein, 2018, "A tyrannosauroid tibia from the Navesink Formation of New Jersey and its biogeographic and evolutionary implications for North American tyrannosauroids", Cretaceous Research DOI 10.1016/j.cretres.2018.01.005
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