Bradycneme dinosaur facts, stats and image

BRADYCNEME

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PRONUNCIATION:

BRAY-dee-kuh-NEE-mee

TRANSLATION:

Slow Leg or Heavy Shin

ALSO KNOWN AS:

n/a

DESCRIPTION:

Carnivore, Bipedal

ORDER:

Saurischia

SUBORDER:

Theropoda

INFRAORDER:

Tetanurae

MICRO-ORDER:

Maniraptora (of the microorder Coelurosauria)

SUPERFAMILY:

n/a

FAMILY:

Tro”dontidae

HEIGHT:

n/a

LENGTH:

n/a

WEIGHT:

n/a

PERIOD:

Late Cretaceous

NOTES:

Bradycneme is known only through a portion of a lower leg bone with a distinctive ankle joint. At one time, it was thought to be the fossil leg of a giant owl. The fossil was discovered in Transylvania.



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