Overoraptor Motta et al. 2020 (maniraptoran)

Reptilia - Theropoda

Full reference: M. J. Motta, F. L. Agnolin, F. B. Egli and F. E. Novas. 2020. New theropod dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia sheds light on the paravian radiation in Gondwana. The Science of Nature 107:24

Parent taxon: Paraves according to M. J. Motta et al. 2020

Sister taxa: Aves, Caihong, Deinonychosauria, Eosinopteryx, Epidendrosaurus, Epidexipteryx, Eumaniraptora, Paronychodon, Pedopenna, Pneumatoraptor, Serikornis, Zhongornis

Subtaxa: Overoraptor chimentoi

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Violante farm (Cretaceous of Argentina)

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