Reptilia - Theropoda - Megaraptoridae
Full reference: F. E. Novas, M. D. Ezcurra, and A. Lecuona. 2008. Orkoraptor burkei nov. gen. et sp., a large theropod from the Maastrichtian Pari Aike Formation, southern Patagonia, Argentina. Cretaceous Research 29(3):468-480
Belongs to Orkoraptor according to M. T. Carrano et al. 2012
See also Agnolín et al. 2023, Aranciaga Rolando et al. 2022, Baiano and Filippi 2022, Benson et al. 2010, Coria and Currie 2016, Davis et al. 2023, Delsate and Ezcurra 2014, Egerton et al. 2011, Ezcurra 2009, Ezcurra et al. 2010, Fernandes de Azevedo et al. 2013, Hendrickx and Mateus 2014, Lamanna et al. 2020, Novas et al. 2013, Novas et al. 2008, Salisbury et al. 2011 and White et al. 2012
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MPM-Pv 3457, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Cerro Los Hornos (Orkoraptor locality), which is in a Campanian fluvial mudstone/sandstone in the Cerro Fortaleza Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): tibia diameter 89.0
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Argentina (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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