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Adasaurus

Adasaurus (/ˌɑːdəˈsɔːrəs/ AH-də-SOR-əs; meaning "evil lizard") is a genus of dromaeosaurid dinosaur that lived in Asia during the Late Cretaceous period. The genus is known from two partial specimens found in the Nemegt Formation of Mongolia that were partially described in 1983 by the paleontologist Rinchen Barsbold.

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related to history · 27
Adasaurus → Barsbold, Bayan Shireh Formation, Both, Bügiin Tsav, Currie, David, Given, Gobi Desert, Greek, However, IGM, In, Mongolia, Mongolian, MPC-D, Nemegt Formation, Nevertheless, Phil Senter, Philip, Rinchen Barsbold
related to Classification · 26
Adasaurus → Achillobator, Barsbold, Below, Currie, Deinonychus, Dromaeosauridae, Dromaeosaurinae, Dromaeosaurus, However, It, James, Kubota, Linheraptor, Longrich, Napoli, Paul Sereno, Sereno, The, Traditionally, Tsaagan
related to Paleoenvironment · 18
Adasaurus → Anserimimus, Deinocheirus, Early-Middle Maastrichtian, Elmisaurus, Gallimimus, Gobiraptor, Large, Late Campanian, Late Cretaceous Nemegt Formation, Most, Much, Nemegtomaia, Other, Saurolophus, Tarbosaurus, The, Therizinosaurus, Zanabazar
related to Skeleton · 14
Adasaurus → Achillobator, As, Balaur, DGBU-78, Gugyedong Formation, II, II-III, Like, Metatarsal III, Pneumatic, Saurornitholestes, South Korea, The, This
related to Sickle claw function · 13
Adasaurus → Barsbold, Denver Fowler, Fowler, II, In, Kubota, Lastly, Like, Raptor Prey Restraint, RPR, The, The RPR, This
related to Paleopathology · 8
Adasaurus → Dromaeosauridae, However, In, Instead, Makovicky, Norell, They, Turner
related to Description · 3
Adasaurus → Aside, II, The

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dromaeosaurids barsbold sickle claw holotype dromaeosaurid formation large specimens velociraptorinae velociraptor however known group reduced anterior lower surface prey found

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Achillobatorinstance ofheavily built animals0.80text
Utahraptor but several analyses have suggested that it belongs to the Velociraptorinae instead.Below is a cladogram based on the phylogenetic analysis conducted by James Ginstance ofheavily built animals0.80text
restraining preyinstance ofthe sickle claws were more likely to be useful in flexed leg angles0.80text
stabbing prey at close quartersinstance ofthe sickle claws were more likely to be useful in flexed leg angles0.80text
Nemegtomaiainstance ofdiverse oviraptorosaurs0.80text
Elmisaurusinstance ofdiverse oviraptorosaurs0.80text
Gobiraptorinstance ofdiverse oviraptorosaurs0.80text
Adasaurusrelated to ClassificationDromaeosauridae0.60section
Adasaurusrelated to ClassificationWhen0.60section
Adasaurusrelated to ClassificationBarsbold0.60section
Adasaurusrelated to ClassificationVelociraptorinae0.60section
Adasaurusrelated to ClassificationVelociraptor0.60section

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