Utahraptor ostrommaysi
U. ostrommaysi
Taxonavigation
Familia: †Dromaeosauridae
Subfamilia: †Velociraptorinae
Genus: †Utahraptor
Species: †Utahraptor ostrommaysi
Name
Utahraptor ostrommaysi Kirkland, Gaston & Burge, 1993
Holotype: CEUM 184
Type locality and horizon: United States, Robert Gaston Quarry, Cedar Mountain Formation; Barremian pond siltstone/limestone
Etymology: named after John Harold Ostrom, for his works on dromaeosaurids, and Chris Mays, president of Dinamation and supporter of the Utahraptor's research. [Kirkland et al., 1993: page 5]
Synonyms
- Utahraptor ostrommaysorum (unjustified emendation)
References
Primary references
- Kirkland, J.I., Gaston, R.G. & Burge, D.B. 1993. A large dromaeosaurid (Theropoda) from the Lower Cretaceous of Eastern Utah. Hunteria 2(10): 1–16. Academia.edu
Reference page.
Additional references
- Costa, T.V.V. & David, N. 2019. Commentaries on different uses of the specific epithet of the large dromaeosaurid Utahraptor Kirkland et al., 1993 (Dinosauria, Theropoda). The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 76(1): 90−96. DOI: 10.21805/bzn.v76.a028
. Biotaxa .
Links
- Utahraptor ostrommaysi – Taxon details on Fossilworks.
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