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sharp-clawed runner
Gualicho
Say it like this: “gwah-LEE-cho”
Gualicho shinyae
Gualicho ate meat and walked on two legs. It lived in the Late Cretaceous. Bones have been found in Argentina.
- When
- Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian · Turonian) · roughly 100.5 to 89.8 million years ago
- Named in
- 2016 · Apesteguía, S.; Smith, N. D.; Juárez Valieri, R. D.; Makovicky, P. J.
- Hip height
- Not established
- Length
- 6–7 m · 20–23 ft
- Weight
- Not established
- Found in
- Argentina · Huincul
- Food and walking
- Carnivore · Two legs
- Kind
- sharp-clawed runner · Theropod
- Family branch
- Avetheropoda
The story in short
Gualicho was formally named in 2016 by S. Apesteguía and colleagues.
Fossils referred to Gualicho date to the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian · Turonian), roughly 100.5 to 89.8 million years ago. Finds come from Argentina, including the Huincul Formation. It was a carnivore and walked on two legs.
Published estimates put Gualicho at a length near 6–7 m.
On the family tree it sits in Avetheropoda, among the theropod dinosaurs.
Close relatives
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