| Saltillomimus | |
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| An artist's illustration of Saltillomimus rapidus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| clade: | †Ornithomimosauria |
| Order: | Saurischia |
| Suborder: | Theropoda |
| Family: | †Ornithomimidae |
| Subfamily: | †Ornithomiminae |
| Genus: | †Saltillomimus Martínez, 2010 |
| Type species | |
| †Saltillomimus rapidus Martínez, 2010 | |
"Saltillomimus" (meaning "Saltillo mimic") is an invalid and informally named genus of ornithomimid theropod dinosaur found in Coahuila, Mexico. Saltillomimus was the first articulated theropod discovered in Mexico and the fourth overall Mexican dinosaur. The type species, "Saltillomimus rapidus" was named in 2010 by Martha Martínez's thesis but many scientists have not accepted the validity of the paper, and currently is regarded as an invalid nomen ex dissertatione, also sometimes labeled a nomen nudum, and its material may belong to another ornithomimid.
Discovery[]
Reconstructed skeleton
The holotype was discovered in 1998 in the Cerro del Pueblo Formation (Difunta Group) by Martha Martínez. The holotype consists of a partial left leg, hip bones and hand bones. A possibly juvenile specimen (consisting of hip and leg bones) was later found at the same site and a string of tail vertebrae once referred to Ornithomimus may have also belonged to Saltillomimus.