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Noasauridae

Velocisaurus

Generic theropod body-plan outline
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Velocisaurus 1.5 m (4.9 ft) long
as long as 2 people standing fingertip to fingertip
generic theropod body plan, scaled to length — not a silhouette of Velocisaurus
Length
1.5 m (4.9 ft)
Period
Late Cretaceous (85 Mya)
Place
Argentina
Food
Carnivore
Clade
Noasauridae

Velocisaurus (“swift lizard”) is a genus of noasaurid theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous period of Argentina.

What we know

  • Named by Bonaparte, 1991.
  • Body length estimated at about 1.5 m.
  • Fossils found in Argentina.

What we guess

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