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Troodontinae

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Troodontinae
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, 100–70 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: Theropoda
Family: Troodontidae
Subfamily: Troodontinae
van der Reest & Currie, 2017[1]
Genera

Troodontinae is a subfamily of troodontid dinosaurs. The subfamily was first used in 2017 for the group of troodontids descended from the last common ancestor of Gobivenator mongoliensis and Zanabazar junior.[1]

Classification

Below is a cladogram of the Troodontinae as published by Aaron van der Reest and Phil Currie in 2017.[1]

Troodontidae

References

  1. ^ a b c van der Reest, A.J.; Currie, P.J. (2017). "Troodontids (Theropoda) from the Dinosaur Park Formation, Alberta, with a description of a unique new taxon: implications for deinonychosaur diversity in North America". Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 54: 919–935. doi:10.1139/cjes-2017-0031.