Genus
Valid Extinct

Megaraptor

Novas 1998
Etymology Voleur géant

Megaraptor is a genus of large theropod dinosaur, the type genus and namesake of the clade Megaraptora and family Megaraptoridae. Its fossils have been discovered in the Patagonian Portezuelo Formation of Argentina, South America, dating to the Turonian and Coniacian ages of the Late Cretaceous, roughly 90–88 million years ago. One species of Megaraptor, M. namunhuaiquii, has thus been named, known from seven partial or fragmentary skeletons, with only two including skull elements.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
3
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
Megaraptor
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
Theropoda Unranked clade
Neotheropoda Unranked clade
Averostra Unranked clade
Tetanurae Unranked clade
Coelurosauria Unranked clade
Megaraptora Unranked clade
Megaraptoridae Family
Megaraptor Genus
Fossil sites 3 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇦🇷 Argentina
3
Geological formations
Portezuelo
3
Temporal distribution
Turonian (93.9–89.8 Ma)
3
Species (1)
Megaraptor namunhuaiquii 94 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
F. E. Novas. 1998. Megaraptor namunhuaiquii, gen. et sp. nov., a large-clawed, Late Cretaceous theropod from Patagonia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 18(1):4-9 DOI ↗
Bibliography (3)
J. D. Porfiri, F. E. Novas, and J. O. Calvo, F. L. Agnolín, M. D. Ezcurra, I. A. Cerda. 2014. Juvenile specimen of Megaraptor (Dinosauria, Theropoda) sheds light about tyrannosauroid radiation. Cretaceous Research 51(1):35-55 DOI ↗
J. O. Calvo, J. D. Porfiri, and C. Veralli, F. E. Novas. 2002. Megaraptor namunhuaiquii (Novas, 1998), a new light about its phylogenetic relationships. 1° Congreso Latinoamericano de Paleontología de Vertebrados, Chile. Resumenes
F. E. Novas. 1998. Megaraptor namunhuaiquii, gen. et sp. nov., a large-clawed, Late Cretaceous theropod from Patagonia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 18(1):4-9 DOI ↗