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Almas ukhaa

Reptilia - Troodontidae

Taxonomy
Almas ukhaa was named by Pei et al. (2017). Its type specimen is IGM 100/1323, a partial skeleton (A skull and mandible and with partial articulated postcranial skeleton), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ukhaa Tolgod (general), which is in a Campanian eolian sandstone/mudstone in the Djadokhta Formation of Mongolia. It is the type species of Almas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Almas ukhaa Pei et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
RankNameAuthor
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
infraorderDeinonychosauria
familyTroodontidae
genusAlmas
speciesukhaa

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Almas ukhaa Pei et al. 2017
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. Pei et al. 2017Almas ukhaa can be referred to troodontids based on the following suite of characters: lacrimal with a prominent supraorbital crest, lacrimal with an anterior process significantly longer than posterior process, numerous dentary and maxillary teeth that are closely packed anteriorly, laterally recessed squamosal, and fully arctometatarsalian pes.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Diet 2: omnivoref
Reproduction: oviparousf
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2005-09-11 17:03:06
Modified: 2005-09-11 19:03:56
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Holtz et al. 2000

Age range: Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Mongolia (Omnogov) Almas ukhaa (type locality: 190544)