Project 205: S. J. Nesbitt, N. D. Smith, R. B. Irmis, A. H. Turner, A. Downs, M. A. Norell. 2009. A Complete Skeleton of a Late Triassic Saurischian and the Early Evolution of Dinosaurs. Science. 326 (5959):1530-1533.
Specimen: † Tawa hallae (unvouchered)

Abstract

Characterizing the evolutionary history of early dinosaurs is central to understanding their rise and diversification in the Late Triassic. However, fossils from basal lineages are rare. A new theropod dinosaur from New Mexico is a representative of the early North American diversification. Known from several nearly complete skeletons, it reveals a mosaic of plesiomorphic and derived features that clarify early saurischian dinosaur evolution and provide evidence for the antiquity of novel avian character systems including skeletal pneumaticity. The taxon further reveals latitudinal differences among saurischian assemblages during the Late Triassic, demonstrates that the theropod fauna from the Late Triassic of North America was not endemic, and suggests that intercontinental dispersal was prevalent during this time.


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Project DOI: 10.7934/P205, http://dx.doi.org/10.7934/P205
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  • 81 Taxa
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  • 315 Characters
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    • Ruth Hall Museum of Paleontology, Abiquiú

    • Columbia University

    • University of Chicago

    • University of Utah

    • American Museum of Natural History

    • Field Museum of Natural History

    • Natural History Museum of Utah

    • Stony Brook University



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    Taxonomic Overview for Matrix 'M574' (41 Taxa)

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    [2] † Euparkeria capensis
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    [3] † Revueltosaurus callenderi
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    [4] † Aetosaurus ferratus
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    [5] † Arizonasaurus babbitti
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    [6] † Effigia okeeffeae
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    [7] † Batrachotomus kuperferzellensis
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    4427026801005
    [8] † Postosuchus kirkpatricki
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    [9] † Dromicosuchus grallator
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    [10] † Eudimorphodon ranzii
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    [11] † Dimorphodon macronyx
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    [12] † Lagerpeton chanarensis
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    [13] † Dromomeron romeri
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    [14] † Dromomeron gregorii
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    [19] † Eocursor parvus
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    [21] † Heterodontosaurus tucki
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    [22] † Lesothosaurus dianosticus
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    [23] † Scutellosaurus lawleri
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    [24] † Saturnalia tupiniquim
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    [30] † Eoraptor lunensis
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    [31] † Tawa hallae
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    [32] † Coelophysis bauri
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    [34] † Liliensternus liliensterni
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    [35] † Zupaysaurus rougieri
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    [36] † Dilophosaurus wetherelli
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    [37] † Cryolophosaurus ellioti
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    [38] † Ceratosaurus nasicornis
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    [39] † Piatnitzkysaurus floresi
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    [40] † Allosaurus fragilis
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    [41] † Velociraptor mongoliensis
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