Unquillosaurus ceibalii
"Unquillo river lizard"
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Unquillosaurus 5 m (16.4 ft) long
as long as 3 people standing fingertip to fingertip
- Length
- 5 m (16.4 ft)
- Period
- Late Cretaceous (72 Mya)
- Place
- Argentina
- Food
- Carnivore
- Clade
- Carcharodontosauridae
Unquillosaurus (meaning “Unquillo river lizard”) is a genus of large theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Los Blanquitos Formation of Salta Province, Argentina. Its precise classification is uncertain, but most researchers consider it as a maniraptoran. The genus contains a single species, U. ceibalii, known only from a single fossilized pubis (a pelvic bone).
What we know
- Named by Powell, 1979.
- Fossils found in Argentina.
What we guess
The reconstruction notes for Unquillosaurus — soft tissue, color, behavior — haven't been written up yet. Only the recorded basics above are filled in so far.