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sharp-clawed runner
Unenlagia
Say it like this: “oon-en-LAHG-ee-a”
Unenlagia comahuensis
Unenlagia ate meat and walked on two legs. It lived in the Late Cretaceous. Bones have been found in Argentina.
- When
- Late Cretaceous (Turonian · Coniacian) · roughly 93.9 to 85.7 million years ago
- Named in
- 1997 · Novas, F. E.; Puerta, P. F.
- Hip height
- 0.9 m · 3 ft
- Length
- 2.4 m · 8 ft
- Weight
- 9–95 kg · 20–209 lb
- Found in
- Argentina · Portezuelo
- Food and walking
- Carnivore · Two legs
- Kind
- sharp-clawed runner · Theropod
- Family branch
- Unenlagiinae
The story in short
In 1997, F. E. Novas and P. F. Puerta published the name Unenlagia.
Fossils referred to Unenlagia date to the Late Cretaceous (Turonian · Coniacian), roughly 93.9 to 85.7 million years ago. Finds come from Argentina, including the Portezuelo Formation. It was a carnivore and walked on two legs.
Published estimates put Unenlagia at a length near 2.4 m, hips about 0.9 m high, and a body mass around 9–95 kg.
On the family tree it sits in Unenlagiinae, among the theropod dinosaurs.
This entry is the whole genus. The type species is Unenlagia comahuensis. Other named species include Unenlagia paynemili.
Other species with this name
- Unenlagia comahuensis
- Unenlagia paynemili
Close relatives
Austroraptor
Austroraptor cabazai
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago
Buitreraptor
Buitreraptor gonzalezorum
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) · roughly 100.5 to 93.9 million years ago
Diuqin
Diuqin lechiguanae
Late Cretaceous (Santonian) · roughly 85.7 to 83.6 million years ago