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sharp-clawed runner
Velocisaurus
Say it like this: “vee-LOHS-i-SAWR-us”
Velocisaurus unicus
Velocisaurus ate meat and walked on two legs. It lived in the Late Cretaceous. Bones have been found in Argentina.
- When
- Late Cretaceous (Santonian) · roughly 85.7 to 83.6 million years ago
- Named in
- 1991 · Bonaparte, J. F.
- Hip height
- Not established
- Length
- 1.5 m · 5 ft
- Weight
- Not established
- Found in
- Argentina · Bajo de la Carpa
- Food and walking
- Carnivore · Two legs
- Kind
- sharp-clawed runner · Theropod
- Family branch
- Noasaurinae
The story in short
Velocisaurus was formally named in 1991 by J. F. Bonaparte.
It lived in the Late Cretaceous (Santonian), roughly 85.7 to 83.6 million years ago. Finds come from Argentina, including the Bajo de la Carpa Formation. It was a carnivore and walked on two legs.
Published estimates put Velocisaurus at a length near 1.5 m.
On the family tree it sits in Noasaurinae, among the theropod dinosaurs.
Close relatives
Laevisuchus
Laevisuchus indicus
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago
Masiakasaurus
Masiakasaurus knopfleri
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago
Noasaurus
Noasaurus leali
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago