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Alvarezsauridae

Achillesaurus manazzonei

Generic theropod body-plan outline
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Achillesaurus 5 m (16.4 ft) long
as long as 3 people standing fingertip to fingertip
generic theropod body plan, scaled to length — not a silhouette of Achillesaurus
Length
5 m (16.4 ft)
Period
Late Cretaceous (85 Mya)
Place
Argentina
Food
Carnivore
Clade
Alvarezsauridae

Achillesaurus is a genus of alvarezsaurid theropod dinosaur from the Santonian-aged (Late Cretaceous) Bajo de la Carpa Formation of Rio Negro, Argentina. It contains one species, Achillesaurus manazzonei.

What we know

  • Named by Martinelli & Vera 2007.
  • Fossils found in Argentina.

What we guess

The reconstruction notes for Achillesaurus — soft tissue, color, behavior — haven't been written up yet. Only the recorded basics above are filled in so far.