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sharp-clawed runner
Luanchuanraptor
Say it like this: “lwahn-CHWAHN-RAP-tor”
Luanchuanraptor henanensis
Luanchuanraptor ate meat and walked on two legs. It lived in the Late Cretaceous. Bones have been found in China.
- When
- Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago
- Named in
- 2007 · Lü, J. C.; Xu, L.; Zhang, X. L.; Ji, Q.; Jia, S. H.; Hu, W. Y.; Zhang, J. M.; Wu, Y. H.
- Hip height
- Not established
- Length
- 1.1–1.8 m · 4–6 ft
- Weight
- 2–3 kg · 4–7 lb
- Found in
- China · Qiupa
- Food and walking
- Carnivore · Two legs
- Kind
- sharp-clawed runner · Theropod
- Family branch
- Velociraptorinae
The story in short
In 2007, J. C. Lü and colleagues published the name Luanchuanraptor. The name means “luanchuan thief.”
It lived in the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian), roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago. Finds come from China, including the Qiupa Formation. It was a carnivore and walked on two legs.
Published estimates put Luanchuanraptor at a length near 1.1–1.8 m and a body mass around 2–3 kg.
On the family tree it sits in Velociraptorinae, among the theropod dinosaurs.
Close relatives
Adasaurus
Adasaurus mongoliensis
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago
Dineobellator
Dineobellator notohesperus
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago
Kansaignathus
Kansaignathus sogdianus
Late Cretaceous (Santonian) · roughly 85.7 to 83.6 million years ago