Neuquenraptor argentinus Novas and Pol 2005 (maniraptoran)

Reptilia - Theropoda - Dromaeosauridae

Full reference: F. E. Novas and D. Pol. 2005. New evidence on deinonychosaurian dinosaurs from the Late Cretaceous of Patagonia. Nature 433:858-861

Belongs to Neuquenraptor according to F. Brissón Egli et al. 2017

See also Apesteguía et al. 2011, Davis et al. 2023, Delcourt and Grillo 2014, Gianechini et al. 2011, Gianechini et al. 2017, Goianechini and Apesteguía 2011, Longrich and Currie 2009, Martínez and Novas 2006, Novas et al. 2013, Novas et al. 2021, Novas et al. 2006, Novas and Pol 2005, Novas et al. 2008, Parsons and Parsons 2015, Porfiri and Calvo 2007, Porfiri et al. 2007, Porfiri et al. 2007, Porfiri et al. 2011, Porfiri et al. 2012, Turner et al. 2007 and Turner et al. 2011

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MCF-PVPH 77. Its type locality is Neuquenraptor type, Sierra del Portezuelo [MCF], which is in a Turonian/Coniacian terrestrial horizon in the Portezuelo Formation of Argentina.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Argentina (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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