Variraptor mechinorum Le Loeuff and Buffetaut 1998 (maniraptoran)

Reptilia - Theropoda - Dromaeosauridae

Full reference: J. Le Loeuff and E. Buffetaut. 1998. A new dromaeosaurid theropod from the Upper Cretaceous of southern France. Oryctos 1:105-112

Belongs to Variraptor according to P. Chanthasit and E. Buffetaut 2009

See also Allain and Pereda Suberbiola 2003, Buffetaut 2005, Dutour and Tortosa 2010, Isasmendi et al. 2022, Laurent et al. 2001, Le Loeuff 1998, Le Loeuff and Buffetaut 1998, Osi and Buffetaut 2011, Sellés et al. 2021 and Senter et al. 2004

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Méchin Collection. Its type locality is Fox-Amphoux-La Bastide Neuve, which is in a Campanian fluvial claystone in France.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of France (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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