Tochisaurus
Name:
Tochisaurus
(Ostrich lizard).
Phonetic: To-che-sor-us.
Named By: S. M. Kurzanov & H.
Osm�lska - 1991.
Classification: Chordata, Reptilia, Dinosauria,
Saurischia, Thropoda, Deinonychosauria, Troodontidae.
Species: T. nemegtensis
(type).
Diet: Carnivore.
Size: Metatarsus 24.2 centimetres long. Second
metatarsal 22.2 centimetres long. Precise body length unknown.
Known locations: Mongolia - Nemegt Formation.
Time period: Campanian of the Cretaceous.
Fossil representation: Metatarsal and metatarsus
(foot
bones).
Not too much can be said about Tochisaurus because so far it is only known from a couple of foot bones, However these bones do seem to be most similar to those seen in troodontid dinosaurs. Additionally with lengths of about twenty-four and twenty-two centimetres long, the foot bones of Tochisaurus do indicate that the genus would have been towards the larger end of the size spectrum from known troodontid dinosaurs.
Further reading
- Tochisaurus nemegtensis gen. et sp. n., a
new troodontid
dinosaur (Dinosauria, Theropoda) from Mongolia. Acta
Palaeontologica Polonica 36(1):69-76. - S. M. Kurzanov
& H. Osm�lska - 1991.
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