Genus
Valid Extinct

Gigantoraptor

Xu et al. 2007
Etymology voleur géant

Gigantoraptor is a genus of large oviraptorosaurian dinosaur that lived in Asia during the Late Cretaceous period. It is known from the Iren Dabasu Formation of Inner Mongolia, where the first remains were found in 2005.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Omnivore Ground dwelling (surface) Terrestrial
Gigantoraptor
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Skeletal mount of Gigantoraptor erlianensis on display at the Baoding Natural History Museum. © Jonathan Chen · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Theropoda Unranked clade
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Neotheropoda Unranked clade
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Averostra Unranked clade
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Tetanurae Unranked clade
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Coelurosauria Unranked clade
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Maniraptora Unranked clade
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Oviraptorosauria Infraorder
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Caenagnathidae Family
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Gigantoraptor Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇳 China
1
Geological formations
Iren Dabasu
1
Temporal distribution
Campanian (83.6–72.2 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Gigantoraptor erlianensis 84 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
X. Xu, Q. Tan, and J. Wang, X. Zhao, L. Tan. 2007. A gigantic bird-like dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of China. Nature 447:844-847 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
X. Xu, Q. Tan, and J. Wang, X. Zhao, L. Tan. 2007. A gigantic bird-like dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of China. Nature 447:844-847 DOI ↗