Genus
Formal taxon Extinct

Tachiraptor

Langer et al. 2014

Tachiraptor is a genus of carnivorous theropod dinosaurs found in the early Jurassic period La Quinta Formation of Venezuela. It includes one species, Tachiraptor admirabilis, described from a fossilized tibia and ischium. They were small bipedal dinosaurs, with a deduced total body length of just over 1.5 m (4.9 ft).

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
Tachiraptor
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Tachiraptor admirabilis gen et sp. nov. Holotype right tibia (IVIC-P-2867) in (a) lateral (proximal portion), (b) proximal, (c) lateral, (d) distal and (e) cranial (distal portion) views. Referred left ischium (IVIC-P-2868) in (f) lateral view. Abbreviations: ab, astragalar buttress; cc, cnemial crest; ai, cranial emargination; cn, caudal notch; fc, fibular condyle; fcr, fibular crest; ia, iliac articulation; in, intercondylar notch; it, incisura tibialis; keg, ‘knee extensor groove’; lg, longitudinal groove; lk, lateral kink; mc, medial condyle; om, outer malleolus; op, obturator plate; pp, pubic peduncle; pvr, ‘postero-ventral ridge’; rd, ridge; tn, tibial notch; vr, ventral ridge. © Max C. Langer, Ascanio D. Rincón, Jahandar Ramezani, Andrés Solórzano, Oliver W. M. Rauhut · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia
Tachiraptor
Tachiraptor
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Theropoda Unranked clade
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Neotheropoda Unranked clade
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Tachiraptor Genus
Measurements
Length
3,5 m ⓘ
Tachiraptor admirabilis
Mass
42 kg ⓘ
Tachiraptor admirabilis
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇻🇪 Venezuela
1
Geological formations
La Quinta
1
Temporal distribution
Hettangian (201.4–199.5 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Tachiraptor admirabilis 201 Ma
Images 3
Bibliography
Original description
M. C. Langer, A. D. Rincón, and J. Ramezani, A. Solórzano, O. W. M. Rauhut. 2014. New dinosaur (Theropoda, stem-Averostra) from the earliest Jurassic of the La Quinta Formation, Venezuelan Andes. Royal Society Open Science 1(2):1-15 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
M. C. Langer, A. D. Rincón, and J. Ramezani, A. Solórzano, O. W. M. Rauhut. 2014. New dinosaur (Theropoda, stem-Averostra) from the earliest Jurassic of the La Quinta Formation, Venezuelan Andes. Royal Society Open Science 1(2):1-15 DOI ↗