Genus
Valid Extinct

Austrocheirus

Ezcurra et al. 2010

Austrocheirus is an extinct genus of theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period. It was named and described by Martin Ezcurra, Federico Agnolin and Fernando Novas in 2010. It contains the type species Austrocheirus isasii. The generic name means "southern hand". The specific epithet honours discoverer and preparator Marcelo Pablo Isasi.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
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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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Ceratosauria Suborder
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Noasauridae Family
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Austrocheirus Genus
Measurements
Length
5,5 m ⓘ
Austrocheirus isasii
Mass
200 kg ⓘ
Austrocheirus isasii
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇦🇷 Argentina
1
Geological formations
Cerro Fortaleza
1
Temporal distribution
Campanian (83.6–72.2 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Austrocheirus isasii 84 Ma
Images 2
Bibliography
Original description
M. D. Ezcurra, F. L. Agnolin, and F. E. Novas. 2010. An abelisauroid dinosaur with a non-atrophied manus from the Late Cretaceous Pari Aike Formation of southern Patagonia. Zootaxa 2450:1-25 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
M. D. Ezcurra, F. L. Agnolin, and F. E. Novas. 2010. A medium-sized basal abelisauroid with well-developed manus from the Late Cretaceous of southern Patagonia. XXV Jornadas Argentinas de Paleontología de Vertebrados. Resúmenes. Ameghiniana 47(4 (suppl.)):10R