A new large-bodied oviraptorosaurian theropod dinosaur from the latest Cretaceous of western North America.

The oviraptorosaurian theropod dinosaur clade Caenagnathidae has long been enigmatic due to the incomplete nature of nearly all described fossils. Here we describe Anzu wyliei gen. et sp. nov., a new taxon of large-bodied caenagnathid based primarily on three well-preserved partial skeletons. The sp...

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Main Authors: Matthew C Lamanna, Hans-Dieter Sues, Emma R Schachner, Tyler R Lyson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3960162?pdf=render