[D] Pectinodon asiamericanus
Describer
Nessov, 1985
Time
Cretaceous Late Cenomanian
Classification
Saurischia Theropoda Tetanurae Coelurosauria Maniraptora Troodontidae Nomen Nudem
Diet
Carnivore
Fossilsite
Khodzhakul\\\' Formation (Khodzhakul\\\'skaya Svita) Uzbekistan
Fall Under
Troodon
Length
2 meter
Info
Troodon (Leidy, 1856) > Troodon formosus (Leidy, 1856) >> Polyodontosaurus grandis (Gilmore, 1932) Stenonychosaurus inequalis (Sternberg, 1932) Pectinodon bakkeri (Carpenter, 1982)
Troodon > Troodon asiamercanus (Nessov, 1995) >> Pectinodon asiamericanus (Nessov, 1985)
Troodon > Troodon isfarensis (Nessov, 1995)
Etymology
Named for the comb-like denticles on the teeth.
Teeth
Holotype
TsNIGR museum #49/12176, tooth from the northern border of Sheykhdzheyli, Uzbekistan; lower Cenomanian, upper part of Khodzhakul Formation (Khodzhakul\\\'skaya Svita); originally illustrated by Nessov as Pectinodon asiamericanus Nessov, 1985 nomen nudum