Kingdom Animalia Clade Dinosauria Clade Pennaraptora Phylum Chordata Order Saurischia | Class Reptilia Suborder Theropoda Clade †Oviraptorosauria Rank Genus | |
Similar Calamosaurus, Aristosuchus, Betasuchus, Anoplosaurus, Campylodoniscus | ||
Calamospondylus (meaning "quill vertebrae") was a theropod dinosaur genus. It lived during the Early Cretaceous, and its fossils were found in England. The type species, Calamospondylus oweni, was described anonymously by amateur paleontologist William D. Fox in 1866, but is based on fragmentary material. It has been part of a confusing taxonomic issue also involving Aristosuchus and Calamosaurus (which was also named "Calamospondylus", but then renamed). It may have been a primitive oviraptorosaurian.
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