Anatomy and phylogenetic relationships of the theropod dinosaur Microvenator celer from the Lower Cretaceous of Montana. American Museum novitates ; no. 3240

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dc.contributor.authorMakovicky, Peter J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSues, Hans-Dieter, 1956-en_US
dc.date.accessioned2005-10-06T16:54:41Z
dc.date.available2005-10-06T16:54:41Z
dc.date.issued1998en_US
dc.description27 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 21-23).en_US
dc.description.abstract"The holotype of Microvenator celer Ostrom, 1970 (AMNH 3041) is a partial skeleton of a small maniraptoran theropod from the Lower Cretaceous Cloverly Formation of Montana. We present a detailed redescription of this specimen, emphasizing those features that are of interest for discovering the phylogenetic relationships of Microvenator. Based on several postcranial features, especially the lack of fusion of the neurocentral sutures, we consider AMNH 3041 a juvenile individual. Reexamination of the holotype revealed the presence of several autapomorphies that provide the basis for a revised diagnosis of Microvenator celer. Diagnostic characters include posterior dorsal and caudal vertebrae that are wider than high, the presence of a deep depression on the proximomedial part of the pubis, and an accessory trochanteric ridge below the lesser femoral trochanter. Phylogenetic analysis places Microvenator either among Oviraptorosauria, or as the sister group to the Oviraptorosauria. Among the characters diagnostic for the Oviraptorosauria, anteriorly concave pubes, a proximodorsal tubercle on the manual unguals, and possibly an edentulous dentary with a pronounced symphysis are present in Microvenator. M. celer is the earliest known oviraptorosaurian or oviraptorosaur-like theropod represented by diagnostic skeletal remains"--P. [1].en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2246/3239
dc.languageengen_US
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dc.publisherNew York, NY : American Museum of Natural Historyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAmerican Museum novitates ; no. 3240en_US
dc.subject.lccQL1 .A436 no.3240, 1998en_US
dc.subject.lcshMicrovenator celer.en_US
dc.subject.lcshReptiles, Fossil -- Montana -- Wheatland County.en_US
dc.subject.lcshPaleontology -- Cretaceous -- Montana -- Wheatland County.en_US
dc.subject.lcshPaleontology -- Montana -- Wheatland County.en_US
dc.titleAnatomy and phylogenetic relationships of the theropod dinosaur Microvenator celer from the Lower Cretaceous of Montana. American Museum novitates ; no. 3240en_US
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