Genus
Valid Extinct

Neuquenraptor

Novas and Pol 2005

Neuquenraptor is a genus of unenlagiine 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.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
2
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling Terrestrial
Neuquenraptor
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Skeletal diagram of Neuquenraptor argentinus. Known material shown in white, missing regions restored after Buitreraptor. The human silhouette is from File:Silhouette of man standing and facing forward.svg (CC0). References: Brissón Egli, F., Rolando Aranciaga, A.M., Agnolín,F.L., and Novas, F.E. (2017). "Osteology of the unenlagiid theropod Neuquenraptor argentinus from the Late Cretaceous of Patagonia". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 62 (3): 549–562. (in English) Novas, Fernando E.; Brissón, Egli; Federico, Agnolin; Federico L.; Gianechini, Federico A.; Cerda, Ignacio (2018). "Postcranial osteology of a new specimen of Buitreraptor gonzalezorum (Theropoda, Unenlagiidae)". Cretaceous Research 83: 127–167. DOI:10.1016/j.cretres.2017.06.003. ISSN 0195-6671. File:Buitreraptor gonzalezorum.jpg © Slate Weasel · 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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Paraves Unranked clade
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Deinonychosauria Infraorder
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Dromaeosauridae Family
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Unenlagiinae Subfamily
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Neuquenraptor Genus
Measurements
Length
2,7 m ⓘ
Neuquenraptor argentinus
Mass
33 kg ⓘ
Neuquenraptor argentinus
Fossil sites 2 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇦🇷 Argentina
2
Geological formations
Portezuelo
2
Temporal distribution
Turonian (93.9–89.8 Ma)
2
Species (1)
Neuquenraptor argentinus 94 Ma
Images 2
Bibliography
Original description
F. E. Novas and D. Pol. 2005. New evidence on deinonychosaurian dinosaurs from the Late Cretaceous of Patagonia. Nature 433:858-861 DOI ↗
Bibliography (2)
J. D. Porfiri, R. J. Giacoboni, and J. O. Calvo. 2012. Restos apendiculares asignados a terópodos provenientes del sitio Futalognko (Cretácico Tardío), Lago Barreales, Neuquén, Patagonia, Argentina [Appendicular remains assigned to theropods from the Futalognko site (Late Cretaceous), Lago Barreales, Neuquén, Patagonia, Argentina]. XXVI Jornadas Argentinas de Paleontología de Vertebrados. I Jornadas Argentinas Técnicas en Paleontología de Vertebrados. Resúmenes. Ameghiniana 49(4 (suppl.)):R56
F. E. Novas and D. Pol. 2005. New evidence on deinonychosaurian dinosaurs from the Late Cretaceous of Patagonia. Nature 433:858-861 DOI ↗