#dzharacursor

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A partial fossilized metatarsal of a theropod, possibly Dzharacursor bissektensis from the Bissekty Formation in Dzharakuduk, Kyzylkum Desert, Uzbekistan. This species was previously referred to the genus Archaeornithomimus from the Iren Dabasu Formation. This basal ornithomimid would have been the prey for tyrannosaurs like Timurlengia or carcharodontosaurians like Ulughbegsaurus.

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A partial dinosaur phalange of an ornithomimid, possibly Archaeornithomimus asiaticus from Erenhot, Inner Mongolia, China. However, given that similar material from the Bissekty Formation has been referred to the fauna found in Iren Debasu Formation, it isn't 100% clear if this material is actually from Inner Mongolia or instead Uzbekistan. The two deposits share similar fossil preservation and fauna. The species found in Uzbekistan, Archaeornithomimus bissektensis, has since been reclassified into a new genus, Dzharacursor bissektensis. There is a very high possibility that there are more undescribed ornithomimid species and genera from this deposit. This specimen comes from the old collection of a Japanese paleontologist.