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Velociraptor osmolskae

Description

Velociraptor (meaning "swift seizer" in Latin) is a genus of dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur that lived approximately 75 to 71 million years ago during the latter part of the Cretaceous Period. Two species are currently recognized, although others have been assigned in the past. The type species is V. mongoliensis; fossils of this species have been discovered in Mongolia. A second species, V. osmolskae, was named in 2008 for skull material from Inner Mongolia, China.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4966349https://www.gbif.org/species/4966349
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)132124https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=132124
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Dromaeosauridae : Velociraptor : Velociraptor osmolskae
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Avetheropoda : Dromaeosauridae : Velociraptor : Velociraptor osmolskae
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
-SarcopterygiiRomer 1955
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha
subclassTetrapodomorpha
-Tetrapoda
-ReptiliomorphaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-AnthracosauriaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-Batrachosauria
-Cotylosauria
-AmniotaHaeckel 1866
-SauropsidaHuxley 1864
classReptiliaLaurenti 1768
subclassEureptilia
-RomeriidaGauthier et al. 1988
-Diapsida
-Eosuchia
-NeodiapsidaBenton 1985
-SauriaGauthier 1984
-Archosauromorpha
-CrocopodaEzcurra 2016
-ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
-EucrocopodaEzcurra 2016
-Archosauria
informalAvemetatarsaliaBenton 1999
-OrnithodiraGauthier 1986
-DinosauromorphaBenton 1985
-DinosauriformesNovas 1992
-Dinosauria
-Saurischia
-Theropoda
-NeotheropodaBakker 1986
-AverostraPaul 2002
-TetanuraeGauthier 1986
orderAvetheropodaPaul 1988
suborderCoelurosauriaHuene 1914
-ManiraptoraGauthier 1986
-ParavesSereno 1997
infraorderDeinonychosauriaColbert and Russell 1969
familyDromaeosauridaeColbert and Russell 1969
genusVelociraptorOsborn 1924
speciesVelociraptor osmolskaeGodefroit et al. 2008
Generic NameVelociraptor
Scientific NameVelociraptor osmolskae Godefroit et al., 2008
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Velociraptor osmolskaespeciesbelongs to Velociraptorstated with evidenceGodefroit et al., 2008
Velociraptor osmolskaespeciesbelongs to Velociraptorstated without evidenceLongrich et al., 2010
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Last Recorded Appearance83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Environmentterrestrial (based on Dromaeosauridae)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Theropoda)
Dietcarnivore (based on Dromaeosauridae)
Reproductionoviparous (based on Dromaeosauridae)
Ontogenyaccretion,modification of parts (based on Theropoda)
Taphonomyhydroxylapatite,compact or dense (based on Theropoda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)P. Godefroit, P. J. Currie, and H. Li, C. Y. Shang, Z.-M. Dong. 2008. A new species of Velociraptor (Dinosauria: Dromaeosauridae) from the Upper Cretaceous of northern China. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 28(2):432-438
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velociraptor_osmolskae

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2008Velociraptor osmolskae Godefroit et al. p. 433 figs. 2-3
2010Velociraptor osmolskae Longrich et al. p. 955

References

Godefroit P., Currie P. J., et al (2008) A new species of Velociraptor (Dinosauria: Dromaeosauridae) from the Upper Cretaceous of northern China, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 28 2, 432-438
Longrich N. R., Currie P. J., et al (2010) A new oviraptorid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Upper Cretaceous of Bayan Mandahu, Inner Mongolia, Palaeontology 53 5, 945-960 doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2010.00968.x
P. Godefroit, P. J. Currie, H. Li, C. Y. Shang, Z.-M. Dong (2008) A new species of Velociraptor (Dinosauria: Dromaeosauridae) from the Upper Cretaceous of northern China: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 2: 432--438 - via Catalogue of Life
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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