Bicentenaria
| Bicentenaria Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, 90 Ma | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | Saurischia |
| Suborder: | Theropoda |
| Clade: | Coelurosauria |
| Genus: | †Bicentenaria Novas et al., 2012 |
| Species: | † B. argentina |
| Binomial name | |
| Bicentenaria argentina Novas et al., 2012 | |
Bicentenaria is a genus of carnivorous coelurosaurian theropods which lived during the early Late Cretaceous (about 90 million years ago) in what is now Argentina. It currently contains only the type species, Bicentenaria argentina. Estimates suggest that it was 2.5 to 3 metres (8 to 10 ft) in length. This name was first reported in news articles in June 2012,[1] and the paper describing it was formally published in August 2012.[2]
References
- ↑ "New species of dinosaur related to giant Tyrannosaurus." itv news, 26 June 2012. Accessed online 27 June 2012
- ↑ Novas, F.E., Ezcurra, M.D., Agnolín, F.L., Pol, D. and Ortíz, R. (2012). "New Patagonian Cretaceous theropod sheds light about the early radiation of Coelurosauria." Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales, nueva serie, 14: 57–81.
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