Genus
Valid Extinct

Sciurumimus

Rauhut et al. 2012
Etymology Imitateur d'écureuil

Sciurumimus is an extinct genus of tetanuran theropod from the Late Jurassic Torleite Formation of Germany. It is known from a single juvenile specimen representing the type species, Sciurumimus albersdoerferi, which was found in a limestone quarry close to Painten in Lower Bavaria. The specimen was preserved with traces of feather-like filaments.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
Sciurumimus
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Fossil of Sciurumimus, an extinct theropod- Took the photo at Fossil Show, Munich © Ghedoghedo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia
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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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Megalosauroidea Superfamily
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Sciurumimus Genus
Measurements
Length
0,72 m ⓘ
Sciurumimus albersdoerferi
Mass
0,25 kg ⓘ
Sciurumimus albersdoerferi
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇩🇪 Germany
1
Geological formations
Torleite
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Temporal distribution
Kimmeridgian (154.8–149.2 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Sciurumimus albersdoerferi 152 Ma
Images 2
Bibliography
Original description
O. W. M. Rauhut, C. Foth, and H. Tischlinger, M. A. Norell. 2012. Exceptionally preserved juvenile megalosauroid theropod dinosaur with filamentous integument from the Late Jurassic of Germany. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 29:11746-11751 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
O. W. M. Rauhut, C. Foth, and H. Tischlinger, M. A. Norell. 2012. Exceptionally preserved juvenile megalosauroid theropod dinosaur with filamentous integument from the Late Jurassic of Germany. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 29:11746-11751 DOI ↗