- They were
closely related to the short-armed abelisaurids,
although most
noasaurids had much more
traditional body
types generally similar to
other theropods...
- acquired.
Noasaurids were also
nimble and
lightly built, with feet
showing adaptations for
running such as a long
central foot bone.
Noasaurids varied in...
-
metatarsals II and IV (metatarsal II is
reduced to a
lesser extent in
other noasaurids and some
abelisaurids as well). An
anteroposteriorly short and dorsoventrally...
- have arms that are
extremely reduced in size,
Masiakasaurus and
other noasaurids had
longer forelimbs. The
humerus is slender, and
known bones of the hand...
- parabola-shaped. The
posterior margin is
distinguished from that of
other noasaurids by the
presence of a rod-shaped
quadrate ridge,
running almost vertically...
- A.W.A. (2020). "Osteohistology and
growth dynamics of the
Brazilian noasaurid Vespersaurus paranaensis Langer et al., 2019 (Theropoda: Abelisauroidea)"...
- analyses,
Averianov et al. (2024)
recovered Kiyacursor in a
clade of
basal noasaurids along with
Afromimus and an
unnamed specimen from the
Eumeralla Formation...
-
ceratosaurs Elaphrosaurus and Limusaurus. A more
comprehensive study of
noasaurid relationships published in 2016
found that both of
these interpretations...
-
Indeterminate remains belonging to ankylosaurs, euiguanodontians, hadrosaurids,
noasaurids, and
unenlagiids have also been
recovered from the formation. Fossils...
- Sinornithomimus, Gallimimus, and Beishanlong, and the
noasaurid Elaphrosaurus, but like the
noasaurids Masiakasaurus and Velocisaurus. The
bottom end of the...
