Tameryraptor

Tameryraptor markgrafi

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

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When: Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) · roughly 100.5 to 93.9 million years ago
Named in: 2025 · Kellermann, M.; Cuesta, E.; Rauhut, O. W. M.
Hip height: Not established
Length: 8–9 m · 26–30 ft
Weight: Not established
Found in: Egypt · Bahariya
Food and walking: Carnivore · Two legs
Kind: sharp-clawed runner · Theropod
Family branch: Carcharodontosauridae

The story in short

In 2025, M. Kellermann and colleagues published the name Tameryraptor. The name means “thief from the beloved land.”

Fossils referred to Tameryraptor date to the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian), roughly 100.5 to 93.9 million years ago. Finds come from Egypt, including the Bahariya Formation. It was a carnivore and walked on two legs.

Published estimates put Tameryraptor at a length near 8–9 m.

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

Close relatives

Acrocanthosaurus

Acrocanthosaurus atokensis

Early Cretaceous (Aptian · Albian) · roughly 121.4 to 100.5 million years ago

Concavenator

Concavenator corcovatus

Early Cretaceous (Barremian) · roughly 125.8 to 121.4 million years ago

Eocarcharia

Eocarcharia dinops

Early Cretaceous (Aptian · Albian) · roughly 121.4 to 100.5 million years ago