Ostromia

Os-tro-me-ah.
By Benjamin Gutierrez
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Gutierrez, B. (2014, November 18). Ostromia. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/ostromia/

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Name

Ostromia ‭(‬named after John Ostrom‭)‬.

Phonetic

Os-tro-me-ah.

Named By

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Theropoda,‭ ‬Anchiornithidae.‭

Diet

Carnivore/insectivore.

Species

Ostromia crassipes‭

Size

Uncertain due to lack of remains.

Known locations

Germany‭ ‬-‭ ‬Painten Formation.

Time Period

Late Jurassic.

Fossil representation

‭P‬artial post cranial skeleton.

In Depth

       The type fossils of Ostromia were originally identified as belongs to a pterosaur and then eventually a species of Archaeopteryx before finally being re-identified as a distinct genus and a‭ ‬kind of anchiornithine dinosaur.‭ ‬Ostromia would have likely been a small predator,‭ ‬possibly more of a hunter of insects.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Re-evaluation of the Haarlem Archaeopteryx and the radiation of maniraptoran theropod dinosaurs.‭ ‬-‭ ‬BMC Evolutionary Biology‭ ‬17:236.‭ ‬-‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Foth & O.‭ ‬W.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Rauhut‭ ‬-‭ ‬2017.

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