†subfamily Saurornitholestinae Longrich and Currie 2009 (maniraptoran)

Reptilia - Theropoda - Dromaeosauridae

Full reference: N. R. Longrich and P. J. Currie. 2009. A microraptorine (Dinosauria–Dromaeosauridae) from the Late Cretaceous of North America. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Parent taxon: Eudromaeosauria according to S. E. Jasinski et al. 2020

See also Longrich and Currie 2009

Sister taxa: Achillobator, Adasaurus, Deinonychus, Dromaeosaurinae, Utahraptor, Vectiraptor, Velociraptorinae

Subtaxa: Atrociraptor Saurornitholestes

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Canada (84: Alberta, Saskatchewan collections), France (1), Mexico (4), Romania (1), the Russian Federation (1), United States (86: Alabama, Alaska, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming)

Total: 177 collections including 189 occurrences

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