Shri devi
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| Skeletal diagram of the holotype and ZPAL MgD-I/97 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | Theropoda |
| Family: | †Dromaeosauridae |
| Clade: | †Eudromaeosauria |
| Subfamily: | †Velociraptorinae |
| Genus: | †Shri Turner et al, 2021 |
| Species: | †S. devi
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| Binomial name | |
| †Shri devi Turner et al., 2021
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Shri (named after
History
The
In 2023, Polish paleontologist Łukasz Czepiński referred a new specimen to the genus, ZPAL MgD-I/97, represented by a partial skull and left hindlimb.[4] It was recovered from the Khulsan locality of the Barun Goyot Formation in 1970 during the Polish-Mongolian Paleontological Expeditions and initially assigned to Velociraptor.[5] Further examinations by Czepiński concluded it to represent an additional specimen of Shri based on pes (foot) morphology.[4]
Description
Shri was mostly similar to Velociraptor mongoliensis in having a weak fourth trochanter, this is however, also shared with all other dromaeosaurids, and deep anterior pedicular fossae in the cervical vertebrae. Another distinguishing trait of Shri is that its epipophyses in the last four cervicals are not raised but instead are represented by rugose circular scars.[1]
Classification
Shri devi was entered into a phylogenetic analysis to test its relationships within Dromaeosauridae. It was found to be the sister taxon of Velociraptor mongoliensis based on the presence of a distinct ambiens tubercle that is located proximally on the anterior face of the pubis, a well-developed anterior tuberosity located high on the ischium, as well as a rounded ischial ridge that runs lengthwise. A cladogram of the phylogenetic analysis performed by the describers is shown below:[1]
References
- ^ S2CID 231597229.
- ^ ISBN 0-385-47774-0.
- hdl:2246/3025.
- ^ .
- ^ Barsbold, R.; Osmólska, H. (1999). "The skull of Velociraptor (Theropoda) from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia" (PDF). Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 44 (2): 189–219.
