Overoraptor

Say it like this: “oh-vehr-oh-RAP-tor”

Overoraptor chimentoi

Overoraptor ate meat and walked on two legs. It lived in the Late Cretaceous. Bones have been found in Argentina.

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When: Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian · Turonian) · roughly 100.5 to 89.8 million years ago
Named in: 2020 · Motta, M. J.; Agnolín, F. L.; Brissón Egli, F.; Novas, F. E.
Hip height: 0.5 m · 2 ft
Length: 1.3–3 m · 4–10 ft
Weight: 30 kg · 66 lb
Found in: Argentina · Huincul
Food and walking: Carnivore · Two legs
Kind: sharp-clawed runner · Theropod
Family branch: Paraves

The story in short

In 2020, M. J. Motta and colleagues published the name Overoraptor. The name means “piebald thief.”

It lived in 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 Overoraptor at a length near 1.3–3 m, hips about 0.5 m high, and a body mass around 30 kg.

On the family tree it sits in Paraves, among the theropod dinosaurs.

Close relatives

Euronychodon

Euronychodon portucalensis

Late Cretaceous (Campanian · Maastrichtian) · roughly 83.6 to 66 million years ago

Imperobator

Imperobator antarcticus

Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago

Paronychodon

Paronychodon lacustris

Late Cretaceous (Campanian) · roughly 83.6 to 72.2 million years ago