Reptilia - Theropoda - Dromaeosauridae
Alternative combination: Austroraptor cabazzai
Full reference: F. E. Novas, D. Pol, J. I. Canale, J. D. Porfiri, and J. O. Calvo. 2008. A bizarre Cretaceous theropod dinosaur from Patagonia and the evolution of Gondwanan dromaeosaurids. Proceedings of the Royal Society B
Belongs to Austroraptor according to P. J. Currie and A. Paulina Carabajal 2012
See also Agnolin et al. 2012, Aranciaga Rolando et al. 2021, Davis et al. 2023, Gianechini et al. 2011, Gianechini et al. 2017, Goianechini and Apesteguía 2011, Hendrickx and Mateus 2014, Longrich and Currie 2009, Novas et al. 2013, Novas et al. 2008, Porfiri et al. 2011, Rolando et al. 2022, Turner et al. 2011 and Zheng et al. 2009
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MML-195, a partial skeleton (left femur, cranial material). Its type locality is Bajo de Santa Rosa locality (MACN), which is in a Campanian/Maastrichtian fluvial sandstone/mudstone in the Allen Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
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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