Look up · dinosaur 373 of 1,425
sharp-clawed runner
Diuqin
Say it like this: “dee-YOO-kin”
Diuqin lechiguanae
Diuqin ate meat and walked on two legs. It lived in the Late Cretaceous. Bones have been found in Argentina.
- When
- Late Cretaceous (Santonian) · roughly 85.7 to 83.6 million years ago
- Named in
- 2024 · Porfiri, J. D.; Baiano, M. A.; dos Santos, D. D.; Gianechini, F. A.; Pittman, M.; Lamanna, M. C.
- Hip height
- Not established
- Length
- Not established
- Weight
- Not established
- Found in
- Argentina · Bajo de la Carpa
- Food and walking
- Carnivore · Two legs
- Kind
- sharp-clawed runner · Theropod
- Family branch
- Unenlagiinae
The story in short
In 2024, J. D. Porfiri and colleagues published the name Diuqin.
Fossils referred to Diuqin date to the Late Cretaceous (Santonian), roughly 85.7 to 83.6 million years ago. Finds come from Argentina, including the Bajo de la Carpa Formation. It was a carnivore and walked on two legs.
The fossils of Diuqin are too incomplete for a responsible length, hip height, or weight, so those fields are left blank on purpose.
On the family tree it sits in Unenlagiinae, among the theropod dinosaurs.