Neuquenraptor
Neuquenraptor (meaning Neuquén thief) is a genus of dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaurs that lived in South America during the Late Cretaceous in what is now the Portezuelo Formation of Argentina. It is one of the first dromaeosaurids found in the Southern Hemisphere.
| Neuquenraptor Temporal range: Late Cretaceous ~ | |
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| Diagram featuring the known elements and size of the holotype specimen | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | Theropoda |
| Family: | †Dromaeosauridae |
| Subfamily: | †Unenlagiinae |
| Genus: | †Neuquenraptor Novas & Pol, 2005 |
| Species: | †N. argentinus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Neuquenraptor argentinus Novas & Pol, 2005 | |
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