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sharp-clawed runner
Deltadromeus
Say it like this: “DEL-ta-DROHM-ee-us”
Deltadromeus agilis
Deltadromeus ate meat and walked on two legs. It lived in the Late Cretaceous. Bones have been found in Morocco.
- When
- Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) · roughly 100.5 to 93.9 million years ago
- Named in
- 1996 · Sereno, P. C.; Dutheil, D. B.; Iarochene, M.; Larsson, H. C. E.; Lyon, G. H.; Magwene, P. M.; Sidor, C. A.; Varricchio, D. J.; Wilson, J. A.
- Hip height
- Not established
- Length
- 8.1 m · 27 ft
- Weight
- 1.1–4 tonnes
- Found in
- Morocco · Gara Sbaa
- Food and walking
- Carnivore · Two legs
- Kind
- sharp-clawed runner · Theropod
- Family branch
- Averostra
The story in short
In 1996, P. C. Sereno and colleagues published the name Deltadromeus. The name means “river delta runner.”
It lived in the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian), roughly 100.5 to 93.9 million years ago. Finds come from Morocco, including the Gara Sbaa Formation. It was a carnivore and walked on two legs.
Published estimates put Deltadromeus at a length near 8.1 m and a body mass around 1.1–4 tonnes.
On the family tree it sits in Averostra, among the theropod dinosaurs.