Dalianraptor cuhe Dalianraptor

"Dalian thief"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Dalianraptor 5 m (16.4 ft) long
3 people holding hands
Length
5 m (16.4 ft)
Period
Early Cretaceous (120 Mya)
Place
China
Food
Carnivore
Clade
Dinosauria

Dalianraptor (meaning “Dalian thief”) is a dubious, possibly chimeric, genus of theropod dinosaurs from the Jiufotang Formation of China, dating to the Early Cretaceous. It was initially believed to have been a possible dromaeosaurid before it was described in 2005.

What we know

  • Named by Gao & Liu, 2005.
  • Fossils found in China.