Wyleyia
Sign in to saveWyleyia is an extinct genus of indeterminate maniraptoran dinosaurs containing a single species, Wyleyia valdensis, known from the early Cretaceous period of Sussex, England. The genus is known from a single specimen, a damaged right humerus. It was named to honor J. F. Wyley, who found the specimen in Weald Clay deposits of Henfield in Sussex (England). The specific name valdensis means "from the Weald".
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It is catalogued under topics including Dinosaur genera, Dinosaurs of the United Kingdom and Fossil taxa described in 1973.
Its subject is documented across 9 Wikipedia language editions.
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Wyleyia is an extinct genus of indeterminate maniraptoran dinosaurs containing a single species, Wyleyia valdensis, known from the early Cretaceous period of Sussex, England. The genus is known from a single specimen, a damaged right humerus. It was named to honor J. F. Wyley, who found the specimen in Weald Clay deposits of Henfield in Sussex (England). The specific name valdensis means "from the Weald".
The bone was found in the Hastings Beds, a series of Valanginian deposits, dated to .
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