Classification
Dinosauria
Unranked clade
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Theropoda
Unranked clade
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Neotheropoda
Unranked clade
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Averostra
Unranked clade
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Tetanurae
Unranked clade
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Coelurosauria
Unranked clade
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Ornithomimipodidae
Family
Fossil sites 57 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
Geological formations
Temporal distribution
Maastrichtian
(72.2–66 Ma)
1
Campanian
(83.6–72.2 Ma)
6
Cenomanian
(100.5–93.9 Ma)
10
Albian
(113.2–100.5 Ma)
33
Aptian
(121.4–113.2 Ma)
1
Barremian
(125.77–121.4 Ma)
1
Hauterivian
(132.6–125.77 Ma)
1
Valanginian
(137.05–132.6 Ma)
3
Tithonian
(149.2–143.1 Ma)
1
Bibliography
Original description
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