Cretaceous
Austroraptor
Austroraptor cabazai
The catalogue presents Austroraptor as a carnivore member of Dromaeosauridae that lived during the Cretaceous, between 70.0–66.0 Ma. Its estimated range is 5.0–6.0 m in length and 200–300 kg in mass, giving a practical sense of scale. Reference material comes from Allen Formation, Argentina. Size and mass are approximations and may change with new fossils or methods.
Evidence-backed summary
For Austroraptor, the PBDB records the taxonomic attribution as Novas et al. (2008).
The PBDB places it in Unenlagiinae, and the catalogue record assigns it to the family Dromaeosauridae.
- PBDB · taxon.parent
- Dromaeosauridae
In the PBDB record, the reported stratigraphic range is the Maastrichtian.
The PBDB catalogues 2 occurrences, with material from the Allen Formation (2). Provenance: Argentina.
The catalogue records the holotype as MML-195 and the type locality as “Allen Formation, Argentina”.
- MML-195
- Allen Formation, Argentina
The catalogue's reference measurements are 5.0–6.0 m in length and 200–300 kg in mass — estimates, which vary with specimen and method.
- 5.0-6.0 m
- 200-300 kg
The record gathers 14 bibliographic references registered in the PBDB, listed below.
Where it lived
Fossil occurrences on today’s map and in the tectonic reconstruction.
Positions reconstructed by PBDB/GPlates, not observed; this is not an exact habitat map.
Artistic 3D reconstruction
There is no approved species-specific 3D model yet. Generic anatomy will not be presented as if it were evidence.
Physical Specifications
- Length
- 5.0–6.0 m
- Weight
- 200–300 kg
- Period
- Cretaceous
- Time range
- 70.0–66.0 Ma
Discovery Information
- First Discovery
- 2008
- Described by
- Fernando Novas
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Saurischia
- Family
- Dromaeosauridae
- Genus
- Austroraptor
- Species
- A. cabazai
Data status
Taxonomic name matched to PBDB and checked on 2026-08-08.
Taxonomic linkage does not automatically validate size, mass, behaviour or appearance.
- Type specimen
- MML-195
- Type locality
- Allen Formation, Argentina