Aratasaurus
Aratasaurus (meaning "lizard born of fire") is a monotypic genus of basal coelurosaurian theropod which includes a single species, Aratasaurus museunacionali, known from fossils found in deposits of the Romualdo Formation in Brazil. Aratasaurus lived during the Albian stage of the Early Cretaceous (111-108 Ma; possibly as early as 115 Ma).
| Aratasaurus Temporal range: early Albian ~ | |
|---|---|
| Holotype leg bones | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | Theropoda |
| Clade: | Coelurosauria |
| Genus: | †Aratasaurus Sayão et al., 2020 |
| Type species | |
| †Aratasaurus museunacionali Sayão et al., 2020 | |
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