Itemirus medullaris Kurzanov 1976 (maniraptoran)

Reptilia - Theropoda - Dromaeosauridae

Alternative combination: Itemirus medularis

Full reference: S. M. Kurzanov. 1976. Brain-case structure in the carnosaur Itemirus n. gen. and some aspects of the cranial anatomy of dinosaurs. Paleontological Journal 1976(3):361-369

Belongs to Itemirus according to H.-D. Sues and A. Averianov 2014

See also Averianov and Lopatin 2021, Averianov and Sues 2012, Bever and Norell 2009, Currie 2000, Holtz 2004, Kurzanov 1976, Longrich and Currie 2009, Makovicky and Norell 1998, Molnar 1991, Nessov 1981, Ryan 1997 and Tanaka et al. 2021

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: PIN 327/699. Its type locality is Dzharakuduk II (general), which is in a Turonian/Turonian delta plain sandstone in the Bissekty Formation of Uzbekistan.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Uzbekistan (5 collections)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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