| Anomalipes | |
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| An artist's illustration of Anomalipes zhaoi | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Sauropsida |
| clade: | Dinosauria |
| Superorder: | Theropoda |
| Family: | †Caenagnathidae |
| Genus: | †Anomalipes Yu et al., 2018 |
| Species: | †A. zhaoi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Anomalipes zhaoi Yu et al., 2018 | |
Anomalipes zhaoi ("meaning Zhao Xijin's unusual foot") is an extinct caenagnathid dinosaur discovered in the Campanian-aged Wangshi Group in China. It is the only species in the genus Anomalipes.[1]
Discovery[]
The remains of Anomalipes were discovered within a Shantungosaurus bonebed at the Kugou locality. The holotype (ZCDM V0020, housed at Zhucheng Dinosaur Museum, Zhucheng, Shandong) is an incomplete left hind-limb, including a partial left thigh, shin and shank, a complete metatarsal III and two toe bones.
Etymology[]
Anomalipes is derived from the Latin anomalus (peculiar, abnormal, not easily classified) and pes (foot), referring to the unusual shape of its foot. The species epithet, zhaoi, was named in honour of Zhao Xijin.
See also[]
- Timeline of Oviraptorosaur Research
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ (2018) "A new caenagnathid dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous Wangshi Group of Shandong, China, with comments on size variation among oviraptorosaurs". Scientific Reports 8: Article number 5030. DOI:10.1038/s41598-018-23252-2.
