Pronunciation: DROH-mee-o-SOR-uh-day
Authors: William Diller Matthew and Barnum Brown
Year: 1922
Meaning: Swift lizards (see etymology)
Locomotion: Bipedal (two legs)
Synonyms:
Ornithodesmidae (Hooley, 1913)
Itemiridae (Kurzanov, 1976)
Rahonavidae (Livezey and Zusi, 2007)
Unenlagiidae (Agnolin and Novas, 2011)
Ornithodesmidae (Hooley, 1913)
Itemiridae (Kurzanov, 1976)
Rahonavidae (Livezey and Zusi, 2007)
Unenlagiidae (Agnolin and Novas, 2011)
[Sereno, 2005]Definition
The most inclusive clade containing Dromaeosaurus albertensis but not Troodon formosus, Ornithomimus edmontonicus and Passer domesticus.
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Etymology
Dromaeosauridae is derived from the Greek "dromaios" (swift, running), "sauros" (lizard), and "-idae" (family).
Relationships
References
• Norell MA and Makovicky PJ (2004) "Dromaeosauridae" in Weishampel, Dodson and Osmólska (eds.) "The Dinosauria: Second Edition".
• Chiappe and Witmer (2002) "Mesozoic Birds: Above the Heads of Dinosaurs".
• Senter P, Kirkland JI, Deblieux DD, Madsen S and Toth N (2012) "New Dromaeosaurids (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Lower Cretaceous of Utah, and the Evolution of the Dromaeosaurid Tail". PLoS ONE, 7(5): e36790. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0036790
