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 —
Life restoration
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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