Gualicho Apesteguia et al. 2016 (avetheropod)

Reptilia - Avetheropoda

Full reference: S. Apesteguia, N. D. Smith, R. J. Valieri and P. J. Makovicky. 2016. An unusual new theropod with a didactyl manus from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia, Argentina. PLoS One 11(7):e0157793

Parent taxon: Avetheropoda according to S. Apesteguia et al. 2016

Sister taxa: Bahariasaurus, Carnosauria, Coeluria, Compsognathia, Iliosuchus, Protoavia, Shanyangosaurus

Subtaxa: Gualicho shinyae

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Violante farm (Cretaceous of Argentina)

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