The first definitive carcharodontosaurid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from Asia and the delayed ascent of tyrannosaurids.

Little is known about the evolution of large-bodied theropod dinosaurs during the Early to mid Cretaceous in Asia. Prior to this time, Asia was home to an endemic fauna of basal tetanurans, whereas terminal Cretaceous ecosystems were dominated by tyrannosaurids, but the intervening 60 million years...

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Principais autores: Brusatte, S, Benson, R, Chure, D, Xu, X, Sullivan, C, Hone, D
Formato: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicado em: 2009