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Tugulusaurus (meaning "Tugulu lizard") is a genus of theropod dinosaur from early Cretaceous Tugulu Formation in the Urhe area of China. Originally classified as a coelurosaur, it is generally considered a nomen dubium: only parts of one skeleton, namely a few tail vertebrae, a right hind leg, two fingers, and some ribs, have been discovered. However, recent research suggests that it is a valid genus of basal coelurosaurian of unknown affinities.[1]
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- ^ Rauhut, Oliver W.M.; and Xu, Xing (2005). "The small theropod dinosaurs Tugulusaurus and Phaedrolosaurus from the Early Cretaceous of Xinjiang, China". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 25 (1): 107–118. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2005)025[0107:TSTDTA]2.0.CO;2.
- Norman, D. B. (1990). "Problematic Theropoda: Coelurosaurs". 280-305 in Weishampel, D. B., Dodson, P., & Osmólska, H. (eds.) The Dinosauria. Berkley: University of California Press, Berkley 1990, xvi-733.
- Dong Zhiming (1992). Dinosaurian Faunas of China. China Ocean Press, Beijing. ISBN 978-3-540-52084-9.
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