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Pycnonemosaurus
Extinct genus of dinosaurs / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pycnonemosaurus (meaning 'dense forest lizard') is a genus of carnivorous theropod dinosaur that belonged to the family Abelisauridae. It was found in the Upper Cretaceous red conglomerate sandstones of the Cachoeira do Bom Jardim Formation, Mato Grosso, Brazil, and it lived during the late Campanian to early Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous.[1]
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Dinosauria |
Clade: | Saurischia |
Clade: | Theropoda |
Family: | †Abelisauridae |
Clade: | †Furileusauria |
Genus: | †Pycnonemosaurus Kellner & Campos, 2002 |
Species: | †P. nevesi |
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†Pycnonemosaurus nevesi Kellner & Campos, 2002 | |
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