Pamparaptor
Pamparaptor (/ˈpɑːmpəræptər/, meaning “thief of the Pampas”) is an extinct genus of maniraptoran theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Portezuelo Formation of the Neuquén province in Argentine Patagonia. Its precise classification is uncertain, but it is definitely a member of Paraves and probably a deinonychosaur. The authors who described it have argued that it is a dromaeosaurid. The genus contains a single species, P. micros (from the Greek word for “small”), which is known from a single specimen consisting of a mostly complete and fully-articulated left foot, which preserves the iconic dromaeosaur-like “killing claw”.
Pamparaptor Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, ~93.5-85.5 Ma — | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Dinosauria |
Clade: | Saurischia |
Clade: | Theropoda |
Clade: | Paraves |
Family: | †Dromaeosauridae |
Genus: | †Pamparaptor Porfiri, Calvo & Santos, 2011 |
Type species | |
† Pamparaptor micros Porfiri, Calvo & Santos, 2011 |
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