Genus
Valid Extinct

Murusraptor

Coria and Currie 2016

Murusraptor is a genus of carnivorous megaraptoran theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Sierra Barrosa Formation, part of the Neuquén Group of Patagonia, in Argentina, South America. It is known from a single specimen that consists of a partial skull, ribs, partial pelvis, leg and other assorted skeletal elements.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
Murusraptor
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A) Skull reconstruction of Murusraptor barrosaensis, MCF-PVPH-411. B) Body reconstruction of Murusraptor barrosaensis, MCF-PVPH-411. Both illustrations show recovered elements in white. Scale bars: A = 10 cm, B = 1 m. © Rodolfo A. Coria, Philip J. Currie · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia
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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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Averostra Unranked clade
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Tetanurae Unranked clade
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Coelurosauria Unranked clade
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Megaraptora Unranked clade
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Megaraptoridae Family
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Murusraptor Genus
Measurements
Length
6,9 m ⓘ
Murusraptor barrosaensis
Mass
800 kg ⓘ
Murusraptor barrosaensis
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇦🇷 Argentina
1
Geological formations
Sierra Barrosa
1
Temporal distribution
Coniacian (89.8–85.7 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Murusraptor barrosaensis 90 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
R. A. Coria and P. J. Currie. 2016. A new megaraptoran dinosaur (Dinosauria, Theropoda, Megaraptoridae) from the Late Cretaceous of Patagonia. PLoS ONE 11(7):e0157973:1-53 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
R. A. Coria and P. J. Currie. 2016. A new megaraptoran dinosaur (Dinosauria, Theropoda, Megaraptoridae) from the Late Cretaceous of Patagonia. PLoS ONE 11(7):e0157973:1-53 DOI ↗