Tachiraptor
Tachiraptor ("thief of Táchira") is a genus of carnivorous theropod dinosaurs found in the early Jurassic period La Quinta Formation of Venezuela. It includes one species, Tachiraptor admirabilis, described from a fossilized tibia and ischium. They were small bipedal dinosaurs, with a deduced total body length of just over 1.5 m (4.9 ft). They were likely generalist predators, preying on smaller vertebrates like other dinosaurs or lizards.
| Tachiraptor Temporal range: Early Jurassic, Hettangian | |
|---|---|
| IVIC-P-2687, the holotype right tibia, and IVIC-P-2868, the referred left ischium | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | Theropoda |
| Clade: | Neotheropoda |
| Genus: | †Tachiraptor Langer, Rincón, Ramezani, Solórzano, & Rauhut, 2014 |
| Species: | †T. admirabilis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Tachiraptor admirabilis Langer, Rincón, Ramezani, Solórzano, & Rauhut, 2014 | |
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