Vectiraptor greeni Vectiraptor
"Isle of Wight thief"
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Vectiraptor 3 m (9.8 ft) long
2 people holding hands
- Length
- 3 m (9.8 ft)
- Period
- Cretaceous (145–66 Mya)
- Place
- Europe · United Kingdom
- Food
- Carnivore
Vectiraptor (meaning “Isle of Wight thief”) is a genus of dromaeosaurid dinosaur from the Barremian aged Wessex Formation of the United Kingdom. The type and only species is Vectiraptor greeni, known from associated dorsal vertebrae and a partial sacrum.
What we know
- Named by Longrich, Martill and Jacobs, 2021.
- Body length estimated at about 3 m.
- Fossils found in Europe and United Kingdom.