Pamparaptor PⱭːMPUHRAPTUHR
"thief of the Pampas"
- Length
- 1.1 m (3.8 ft)
- Period
- Late Cretaceous (93.5–85.5 Mya)
- Place
- Argentina
- Food
- Carnivore
- Clade
- Dinosauria The clade containing all dinosaurs, terrestrial archosaurs with upright limbs.
Pamparaptor (, meaning “thief of the Pampas”) is an extinct genus of paravian theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Portezuelo Formation of the Neuquén province in Argentine Patagonia. Its precise classification is uncertain, but the authors who described this taxon have argued that it is a dromaeosaurid. The genus contains a single species, P. micros (from the Greek word for “small”), which is known from a single specimen consisting of a mostly complete and fully-articulated left foot, which preserves the iconic dromaeosaur-like “killing claw”.
What we know
- Named by Porfiri, Calvo & Santos, 2011.
- Body length estimated at about 1.15 m.
- Fossils found in Argentina.
What we guess
The reconstruction notes for Pamparaptor — soft tissue, color, behavior — haven't been written up yet. Only the recorded basics above are filled in so far.