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Masiakasaurus knopfleri Project ID: 000500705 Public
30 Media · 15 Specimens · Creator: O'Connor, Patrick, Groenke, Joseph · Managed by: Patrick OConnor

This project collects micro-CT data and polygon derivatives for the noasaurid theropod Masiakasaurus knopfleri from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar. Descriptions of elements appear in the following publications: Carrano, M. T., Loewen, M. A., & Sertich, J. J. (2011). New materials of Masiakasaurus knopfleri Sampson, Carrano, and Forster, 2001, and implications for the morphology of the Noasauridae (Theropoda: Ceratosauria). Carrano, M. T., Sampson, S. D., & Forster, C. A. (2002). The osteology of Masiakasaurus knopfleri, a small abelisauroid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 22(3), 510-534. Sampson, S. D., Carrano, M. T., & Forster, C. A. (2001). A bizarre predatory dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar. Nature, 409(6819), 504-506.

DESCRIPTION

This project collects micro-CT data and polygon derivatives for the noasaurid theropod Masiakasaurus knopfleri from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar. Descriptions of elements appear in the following publications:

Carrano, M. T., Loewen, M. A., & Sertich, J. J. (2011). New materials of Masiakasaurus knopfleri Sampson, Carrano, and Forster, 2001, and implications for the morphology of the Noasauridae (Theropoda: Ceratosauria).

Carrano, M. T., Sampson, S. D., & Forster, C. A. (2002). The osteology of Masiakasaurus knopfleri, a small abelisauroid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 22(3), 510-534.

Sampson, S. D., Carrano, M. T., & Forster, C. A. (2001). A bizarre predatory dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar. Nature, 409(6819), 504-506.

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Creator
O'Connor, Patrick; Groenke, Joseph
Contributors
Acker, Alex

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Number of media
30
Number of represented specimens
15
Number of represented cultural heritage objects
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