Genus
Valid Extinct

Vectiraptor

Longrich et al. 2022

Vectiraptor is a genus of dromaeosaurid dinosaur from the Barremian aged Wessex Formation of the United Kingdom. The type and only species is Vectiraptor greeni, known from associated dorsal vertebrae and a partial sacrum.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling Terrestrial
Vectiraptor
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Closeup of the camellate pneumaticity inside the vertebrae of Vectiraptor greeni, from the Early Cretaceous of the Isle of Wight, UK. Photo by Nick Longrich. © NickLongrich · CC BY-SA 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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Maniraptora Unranked clade
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Paraves Unranked clade
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Deinonychosauria Infraorder
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Dromaeosauridae Family
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Eudromaeosauria Unranked clade
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Vectiraptor Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
1
Geological formations
Wessex
1
Temporal distribution
Barremian (125.77–121.4 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Vectiraptor greeni 126 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
N. R. Longrich, D. M. Martill, and M. L. Jacobs. 2022. A new dromaeosaurid dinosaur from the Wessex Formation (Lower Cretaceous, Barremian) of the Isle of Wight, and implications for European palaeobiogeography. Cretaceous Research 134:105123 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
N. R. Longrich, D. M. Martill, and M. L. Jacobs. 2022. A new dromaeosaurid dinosaur from the Wessex Formation (Lower Cretaceous, Barremian) of the Isle of Wight, and implications for European palaeobiogeography. Cretaceous Research 134:105123 DOI ↗