Dryptosaurus
| Dryptosaurus Temporal range: Upper Cretaceous 67 mya
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| Reconstructed skeletons mounted in fighting pose, N.J. State Museum | |
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| Family: | Dryptosauridae Marsh, 1890
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| Genus: | Dryptosaurus
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Dryptosaurus ("tearing lizard") was a theropod dinosaur of the Tyrannosauroidea type.[1] It was found in Upper Cretaceous strata of Eastern North America. It was formerly known as Laelaps.
It was given its name because it had 8-inch (21-cm) long finger claws. Fossils have been found in New Jersey. It is known only from a partial skeleton.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Paul, G.S. 2010. The Princeton field guide to dinosaurs. Princeton University Press, p. 100
