Genus
Valid Extinct

Vayuraptor

Samathi et al. 2019

Vayuraptor is a genus of basal coelurosaurian theropod dinosaur that lived in the Lower Cretaceous (Barremian) Sao Khua Formation of Thailand. The genus contains a single species, V. nongbualamphuensis, known from a partial skeleton.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
Vayuraptor
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A left tibia with associated astragalocalcaneum of Vayuraptor © Adun Samathi, Phornphen Chanthasit, and P. Martin Sander · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia
Vayuraptor
Vayuraptor
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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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Vayuraptor Genus
Measurements
Length
4,5 m ⓘ
Vayuraptor nongbualamphuensis
Mass
220 kg ⓘ
Vayuraptor nongbualamphuensis
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇹🇭 Thailand
1
Geological formations
Sao Khua
1
Temporal distribution
Barremian (125.77–121.4 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Vayuraptor nongbualamphuensis 126 Ma
Images 2
Bibliography
Original description
A. Samathi, P. Chanthasit, and P. M. Sander. 2019. Two new basal coelurosaurian theropod dinosaurs from the Lower Cretaceous Sao Khua Formation of Thailand. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 64(2):239-260 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
A. Samathi, P. Chanthasit, and P. M. Sander. 2019. Two new basal coelurosaurian theropod dinosaurs from the Lower Cretaceous Sao Khua Formation of Thailand. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 64(2):239-260 DOI ↗