Genus
Valid Extinct

Achillesaurus

Martinelli and Vera 2007

Achillesaurus is a genus of alvarezsaurid theropod dinosaur from the Santonian-aged Bajo de la Carpa Formation of Rio Negro, Argentina. It contains one species, Achillesaurus manazzonei.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
Achillesaurus
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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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Alvarezsauria Infraorder
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Alvarezsauroidea Unranked clade
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Alvarezsauridae Family
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Achillesaurus Genus
Measurements
Length
2,8 m ⓘ
Achillesaurus manazzonei
Mass
30 kg ⓘ
Achillesaurus manazzonei
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇦🇷 Argentina
1
Geological formations
Bajo de la Carpa
1
Temporal distribution
Santonian (85.7–83.6 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Achillesaurus manazzonei 86 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
A. G. Martinelli and E. I. Vera. 2007. Achillesaurus manzzonei, a new alvarezsaurid theropod (Dinosauria) from the Late Cretaceous Bajo de la Carpa Formation, Río Negro Province, Argentina. Zootaxa 1582:1-17 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
A. G. Martinelli and E. I. Vera. 2007. Achillesaurus manzzonei, a new alvarezsaurid theropod (Dinosauria) from the Late Cretaceous Bajo de la Carpa Formation, Río Negro Province, Argentina. Zootaxa 1582:1-17 DOI ↗