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Alvarezsauridae

Alnashetri

"slender thighs"

Generic theropod body-plan outline
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Alnashetri 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 Alnashetri
Length
5 m (16.4 ft)
Period
Late Cretaceous (97 Mya)
Place
Argentina
Food
Carnivore
Clade
Alvarezsauridae

Alnashetri is an extinct genus of alvarezsauroid coelurosaurian theropod dinosaur known from the early Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian stage) of La Buitrera, Río Negro Province, Argentina. It contains one known species, Alnashetri cerropoliciensis. Its remains were discovered in Candeleros Formation.

What we know

  • Named by Makovicky, Apesteguía & Gianechini, 2012.
  • Fossils found in Argentina.

What we guess

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