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Murusraptor

Generic theropod body-plan outline
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Murusraptor 6.4 m (21 ft) long
as long as 4 people standing fingertip to fingertip
generic theropod body plan, scaled to length — not a silhouette of Murusraptor
Length
6.4 m (21 ft)
Period
Late Cretaceous (88–86 Mya)
Place
South America · Argentina
Food
Carnivore
Clade
Megaraptoridae

Murusraptor (“wall thief”) is a genus of carnivorous megaraptoran theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous (Coniacian age) Sierra Barrosa Formation, part of the Neuquén Group of Patagonia, in Argentina, South America. It is known from a single specimen that consists of a partial skull, ribs, partial pelvis, leg and other assorted skeletal elements.

What we know

  • Named by Coria & Currie 2016.
  • Body length estimated at about 6.4 m.
  • Fossils found in South America and Argentina.

What we guess

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