Tyrannosaurus (Carpenter, K. 1992)
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Ordo: Saurischia
Familia: Tyrannosauridae
Name
Tyrannosaurus Osborn, 1905 – Wikispecies link – Pensoft Profile
- Tyrannosaurus Carpenter, K., 1992: 253-253.
Description
Osborn,1905
Diagnosis
Diagnosis; (Cranial) Viewed dorsally,muzzle well-differentiated from cranium so that stereoscopic vision well-developed; descending process of postorbital extends into orbit; premaxillary contacts nasal below external nares and medial to maxilla (not visible in lateral profile); lacrymal horn not developed,but is rugose, as is the dorsal part of the postorbital; pro-maxillary fenestra not visible when the skull is viewed in lateral profile; prefrontal forms a wedge between lacrymal and fused frontals; ectopterygoids are swollen and have a very large sinus opening. (Postcranial) Ilium with a well developed notch along the front margin of the preacetabular blade; postacetabular blade of ilium slender; wrist composed of a single element; pubic shaft has a pronounced curve.
Taxon Treatment
- Carpenter, K.; 1992: Tyrannosaurids (Dinosauria) of Asia and North America In: Mateer, N. J.: Aspects of Nonmarine Cretaceous Geology China Ocean Press, Beijing: 253-253. doi
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