DROMAEOSAUROIDES
a dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of Scandinavia.
Pronunciation: DROH-mee-o-sor-ROY-deez
Meaning: Dromaeosaurus-like
Author/s: Christiansen and Bonde (
2003)
Synonyms: None known
First Discovery: Bornholm, Denmark
Discovery Chart Position: #515
Dromaeosauroides bornholmensis
(Dromaeosaurus likeness from Bornholm)Etymology
Dromaeosauroides is derived from "
Dromaeosaurus" (a theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Canada and North America) and the Greek "ides" (form, likeness), referring to the similarity of their teeth.
Dromaeosaurus itself is derived from the Greek "dromaios" (running) and "sauros" (lizard.
The
species epithet,
bornholmensis, means "from "Bornholm" in Latin.
Discovery
Dromaeosauroides was discovered at "Carl Nielsen's sand pit" in the Tornhøj Member of the Jydegaard Formation, Robbedale, on the island of Bornholm, Denmark, by 18-year-old Eliza Jarl Estrup during a 2000 field course for amateur fossil hunters.
The
holotype (DK 315) is a single tooth.
Estimations
Timeline:
Era: Mesozoic
Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Berriasian
Age range: 140 mya
Stats:
Est. max. length: ?
Est. max. hip height: ?
Est. max. weight: ?
Diet: Carnivore
Dromaeosauroides
bornholmensis
References
• Norman DB (1985) "Dromaeosaurids". Page 56 in "
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs: An Original and Compelling Insight into Life in the Dinosaur Kingdom".
• Christiansen P and Bonde N (2003) "The first dinosaur from Denmark".
Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen, 227(2): 287–299. DOI: 10.1127/njgpa/227/2003/287.
• Bonde N and Christiansen P (2003) "New dinosaurs from Denmark".
Comptes Rendus Palevol, 2(1): 13–26. DOI: 10.1016/S1631-0683(03)00009-5.
• Bonde N, Andersen S, Hals N, and Jakobsen ST (2008) "Danekræ - Danmarks bedste fossiler. (Denmark's best fossils)".
• Bonde N (2012) "Danish Dinosaurs: A Review". Page 435-449 in Godefroit (ed.). "
Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems".
• Milàn J, Rasmussen BW and Bonde, N (2012) "Coprolites with prey remains and traces from coprophagous organisms from the Lower Cretaceous (Late Berriasian) Jydegaard Formation of Bornholm, Denmark".
New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, Bulletin, 57: 235–240.
• Milàn J and Mateus O (2023) "A turiasaurian (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) tooth from the Pliensbachian Hasle Formation of Bornholm, Denmark, shows an Early Jurassic origin of the Turiasauria".
Diversity, 16(1): 12. DOI: 10.3390/d16010012.
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