Ostromia
Name: Ostromia
(named after John Ostrom).
Phonetic: Os-tro-me-ah.
Named By: C. Foth & O. W. M. Rauhut
- 2017.
Synonyms: Pterodactylus crassipes,
Rhamphorhynchus crassipes, Scaphognathus crassipes, Archaeopteryx
crassipes.
Classification: Chordata, Reptilia, Dinosauria,
Saurischia, Theropoda, Anchiornithidae.
Species: Ostromia crassipes
(type).
Diet: Carnivore/insectivore.
Size: Uncertain due to lack of remains.
Known locations: Germany - Painten Formation.
Time period: Late Jurassic.
Fossil representation: Partial post cranial
skeleton.
The
type fossils of Ostromia were originally identified
as belongs to a
pterosaur
and then eventually a species of Archaeopteryx
before finally
being re-identified as a distinct genus and a kind of anchiornithine
dinosaur. Ostromia would have likely been a small
predator,
possibly more of a hunter of insects.
Further reading
- Re-evaluation of the Haarlem Archaeopteryx and
the radiation of
maniraptoran theropod dinosaurs. - BMC Evolutionary Biology
17:236. - C. Foth & O. W. M. Rauhut - 2017.
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