Anomalipes

Ah-nom-ah-lipes.
By Benjamin Gutierrez
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Gutierrez, B. (2013, November 8). Anomalipes. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/anomalipes/

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Name

Anomalipes ‭(‬unusual foot).

Phonetic

Ah-nom-ah-lipes.

Named By

Yilun Yu,‭ ‬Kebai Wang,‭ ‬Shuqing Chen,‭ ‬Corwin Sullivan,‭ ‬Shuo Wang,‭ ‬Peiye Wang‭ & ‬Xing Xu‭ ‬-‭ ‬2018.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Theropoda,‭ ‬Oviraptorosauria,‭ ‬Caenagnathidae.

Diet

Unknown.

Species

A.‭ ‬zhaoi‭

Size

Uncertain.

Known locations

China,‭ ‬Shandong.

Time Period

Campanian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Left hind limb.

In Depth

       Anomalipes is a genus of caenagnathid oviraptosaurid dinosaur that lived in asia during the late Cretaceous.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬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.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Yilun Yu,‭ ‬Kebai Wang,‭ ‬Shuqing Chen,‭ ‬Corwin Sullivan,‭ ‬Shuo Wang,‭ ‬Peiye Wang‭ & ‬Xing Xu‭ ‬-‭ ‬2018.

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