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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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dromaeosaurids barsbold sickle claw holotype dromaeosaurid formation large specimens velociraptorinae velociraptor however known group reduced anterior lower surface prey found
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
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| Achillobator | instance of | heavily built animals | 0.80 | text |
| 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 G | instance of | heavily built animals | 0.80 | text |
| restraining prey | instance of | the sickle claws were more likely to be useful in flexed leg angles | 0.80 | text |
| stabbing prey at close quarters | instance of | the sickle claws were more likely to be useful in flexed leg angles | 0.80 | text |
| Nemegtomaia | instance of | diverse oviraptorosaurs | 0.80 | text |
| Elmisaurus | instance of | diverse oviraptorosaurs | 0.80 | text |
| Gobiraptor | instance of | diverse oviraptorosaurs | 0.80 | text |
| Adasaurus | related to Classification | Dromaeosauridae | 0.60 | section |
| Adasaurus | related to Classification | When | 0.60 | section |
| Adasaurus | related to Classification | Barsbold | 0.60 | section |
| Adasaurus | related to Classification | Velociraptorinae | 0.60 | section |
| Adasaurus | related to Classification | Velociraptor | 0.60 | section |
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