Paraxenisaurus normalensis pɛəruhk-sihniː-SORRUHS
"strange lizard"
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Paraxenisaurus 5.7 m (18.7 ft) long
as long as 4 people standing fingertip to fingertip
- Length
- 5.7 m (18.7 ft)
- Period
- Late Cretaceous (74–73 Mya)
- Place
- South America · North America · Mexico
- Food
- Carnivore
- Clade
- Deinocheiridae
Paraxenisaurus (, meaning “strange lizard”) is an extinct genus of ornithomimosaurian theropod from the Late Cretaceous Cerro del Pueblo Formation of Coahuila in Mexico. The genus contains a single species, P. normalensis, which is known from a few bones of tail, hips, hands, and feet. The specific epithet was given in honor of the Benemérita Normal School of Coahuila, a teacher training institution, where the fossils were reposited. It is a member of the family Deinocheiridae and is the only member of that clade known from Laramidia.
What we know
- Named by Serrano-Brañas et al., 2020.
- Body length estimated at about 5.7 m.
- Fossils found in South America and North America.
What we guess
The reconstruction notes for Paraxenisaurus — soft tissue, color, behavior — haven't been written up yet. Only the recorded basics above are filled in so far.