Aoniraptor
Aoniraptor is a megaraptoran theropod from the Late Cretaceous of Argentina. It was recovered by Matias Motta from the Violante Farm, part of the Huincul Formation. It was discovered in 2010, but only formally described in 2016.[1] Aoniraptor may be synonymous with the newly described theropod Gualicho (also known from Huincul), due to the similarities of their caudal vertebrae.[2][3]
Aoniraptor | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Dinosauria |
Clade: | Saurischia |
Clade: | Theropoda |
Clade: | †Megaraptora |
Genus: | †Aoniraptor Motta et al., 2016 |
Species: | †A. libertatem |
Binomial name | |
†Aoniraptor libertatem Motta et al., 2016 | |
Etymology
Aoniraptor comes from the Tehuelche language word "Aoni", which means south, and the Latin word "raptor", meaning thief. The specific name, libertatem, comes from the Latin word for freedom, as it was discovered on the bicentennial of Argentina's independence from Spain in 1810.
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See also
References
- Motta, Matías J.; Aranciaga Rolando, Alexis M.; Rozadilla, Sebastián; Agnolín, Federico E.; Chimento, Nicolás R.; Egli, Federico Brissón; Novas, Fernando E. (June 2016). "New theropod fauna from the Upper Cretaceous (Huincul Formation) of northwestern Patagonia, Argentina". New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin. 71: 231–253 – via ResearchGate.
- Mortimer, Mickey (2016-07-13). "Is Gualicho Aoniraptor?". The Theropod Database Blog. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
- Cau, Andrea. "Nuovi resti di Aoniraptor? Ehm... Benvenuto Gualicho!". Theropoda. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
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