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| rdfs:comment | - Noasaurus is a Dinosaur from the world of the Portal of Evil, thought extinct long ago in Titan.
- Noasaurus ("Northwestern Argentina lizard") is the name given to a carnivorous dinosaur genus of the late Campanian-Maastrichtian (Late Cretaceous). It was a small (less than eight feet long) theropod, specifically a ceratosaur, discovered by Jaime Powell and José Bonaparte in northwestern Argentina. It was originally thought to have had a toe claw similar to that of dromaeosaurs, but independently developed, but this is now discredited: the "toe claw" was probably actually on the animal's hand. The type species, Noasaurus leali, was described by Bonaparte and Powell in 1980.
- Noasaurus leali was a small, hunting abelisaurid with a killing claw on the second toe of its foot, like a maniraptoran. The two classifications, however, are distantly related, and the killing claw might have been in response to new needs of hunting style. Research has shown that this claw could not be used for slashing, like most raptor-like claws are used for. Most researchers believe this restoration is inaccurate, however. They believe that the claw belongs on the hand rather the foot, making it look more of an abelisaurid rather than a maniraptoran.
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| Genus | - (Bonaparte & Powell, 1980)
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| abstract | - Noasaurus leali was a small, hunting abelisaurid with a killing claw on the second toe of its foot, like a maniraptoran. The two classifications, however, are distantly related, and the killing claw might have been in response to new needs of hunting style. Research has shown that this claw could not be used for slashing, like most raptor-like claws are used for. Most researchers believe this restoration is inaccurate, however. They believe that the claw belongs on the hand rather the foot, making it look more of an abelisaurid rather than a maniraptoran. It lived during the late Cretaceous era and was named by Bonaparte and J. E. Powellin 1980.
- Noasaurus ("Northwestern Argentina lizard") is the name given to a carnivorous dinosaur genus of the late Campanian-Maastrichtian (Late Cretaceous). It was a small (less than eight feet long) theropod, specifically a ceratosaur, discovered by Jaime Powell and José Bonaparte in northwestern Argentina. It was originally thought to have had a toe claw similar to that of dromaeosaurs, but independently developed, but this is now discredited: the "toe claw" was probably actually on the animal's hand. Compared to those avian-theropods, Noasaurus is old fashoned. It is likely a close relative of the larger abelisaurs that shared its habitat; they are both derived from the same Ceratosaurus-type basal ceratosaurian ancestor. The discovery of Masiakasaurus, a closely related animal from Madagascar, provides evidence for this new theory: it doesn't have a dromaeosaur-style toe claw. The type species, Noasaurus leali, was described by Bonaparte and Powell in 1980.
- Noasaurus is a Dinosaur from the world of the Portal of Evil, thought extinct long ago in Titan.
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