Genus
Valid Extinct

Aoniraptor

Motta et al. 2016

Aoniraptor is an extinct genus of megaraptoran theropod dinosaurs from the Late Cretaceous Huincul Formation of Argentina. The genus contains a single species, Aoniraptor libertatem, 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
Aoniraptor
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Speculative reconstruction of Aoniraptor'’ from the Late Cretaceous of Argentina, here restored as a megaraptoran as recovered by most studies © Atlantis536 · CC0 · 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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Aoniraptor Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇦🇷 Argentina
1
Geological formations
Huincul
1
Temporal distribution
Cenomanian (100.5–93.9 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Aoniraptor libertatem 101 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
M. J. Motta, A. M. Aranciaga Rolando, and S. Rozadilla, F. L. Agnolin, N. R. Chimento, F. Brissón Egli, F. E. Novas. 2016. New theropod fauna from the Upper Cretaceous (Huincul Formation) of northwestern Patagonia, Argentina. Cretaceous Period: Biotic Diversity and Biogeography. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 71:231-253
Bibliography (1)
M. J. Motta, A. M. Aranciaga Rolando, and S. Rozadilla, F. L. Agnolin, N. R. Chimento, F. Brissón Egli, F. E. Novas. 2016. New theropod fauna from the Upper Cretaceous (Huincul Formation) of northwestern Patagonia, Argentina. Cretaceous Period: Biotic Diversity and Biogeography. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 71:231-253