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sharp-clawed runner
Ilokelesia
Say it like this: “ee-loh-kay-LAY-see-yuh”
Ilokelesia aguadagrandensis
Ilokelesia 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
- 2000 · Coria, R. A.; Salgado, L.
- Hip height
- 1.1 m · 4 ft
- Length
- 4–5.8 m · 13–19 ft
- Weight
- 200–840 kg · 441–1,852 lb
- Found in
- Argentina · Huincul
- Food and walking
- Carnivore · Two legs
- Kind
- sharp-clawed runner · Theropod
- Family branch
- Brachyrostra
The story in short
Ilokelesia was formally named in 2000 by R. A. Coria and L. Salgado.
Fossils referred to Ilokelesia 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 Ilokelesia at a length near 4–5.8 m, hips about 1.1 m high, and a body mass around 200–840 kg.
On the family tree it sits in Brachyrostra, among the theropod dinosaurs.
Close relatives
Ekrixinatosaurus
Ekrixinatosaurus novasi
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) · roughly 100.5 to 93.9 million years ago
Elemgasem
Elemgasem nubilus
Late Cretaceous (Turonian · Coniacian) · roughly 93.9 to 85.7 million years ago
Guemesia
Guemesia ochoai
Late Cretaceous (Campanian · Maastrichtian) · roughly 83.6 to 66 million years ago