Itemirus

Eye-tem-e-russ.
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John Stewart

Paleoecologist

John Stewart is a distinguished paleoecologist whose work has significantly advanced our understanding of prehistoric ecosystems. With over two decades dedicated to unearthing fossils across Asia and Africa

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Name

Itemirus ‭(‬Itemir‭)‬.

Phonetic

Eye-tem-e-russ.

Named By

S.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Kurzanov‭ ‬-‭ ‬1976.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Theropoda,‭ ‬Dromaeosauridae,‭ ‬Eudromaeosauria,‭ ‬Velociraptorinae.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

I.‭ ‬medullaris‭

Size

Unknown.

Known locations

Uzbekistan‭ ‬-‭ ‬Bissekty Formation.

Time Period

Turonian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial braincase.‭ ‬Further partial remains now attributed to‭ ‬the genus.

In Depth

       Itemirus is a genus of dromaeosaurid dinosaur that so far is only known from very incomplete fossil remains.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Brain-case structure in the carnosaur Itemirus n.‭ ‬gen.‭ ‬and some aspects of the cranial anatomy of dinosaurs.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Paleontological Journal‭ ‬1976‭(‬3‭)‬:361-369.‭ ‬-‭ ‬S.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Kurzanov‭ ‬-‭ ‬1976. -‭ ‬Dromaeosauridae‭ (‬Dinosauria:‭ ‬Theropoda‭) ‬from the Bissekty Formation‭ (‬Upper Cretaceous:‭ ‬Turonian‭) ‬of Uzbekistan and the phylogenetic position of Itemirus medullaris Kurzanov,‭ ‬1976.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Cretaceous Research‭ ‬51:‭ ‬225‭–‬240.‭ ‬-‭ ‬H.-D.‭ ‬Sues‭ & ‬A.‭ ‬Averianov‭ ‬-‭ ‬2014.

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