Cretaceous
Balaur
Balaur bondoc
The catalogue presents Balaur as a carnivore member of Dromaeosauridae that lived during the Cretaceous, between 72.2–68.0 Ma. Its estimated range is 1.8–2.2 m in length and 10–15 kg in mass, giving a practical sense of scale. Reference material comes from Sebeș Formation, Transylvania, Romania. Size and mass are approximations and may change with new fossils or methods.
Evidence-backed summary
For Balaur, the PBDB records the taxonomic attribution as Csiki et al. (2010).
The PBDB places it in Dromaeosauridae, 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 Densuș-Ciula Formation (1) and from the Sebeş Formation (1). Provenance: Romania.
The catalogue records the holotype as EME-PV.313 and the type locality as “Sebeș Formation, Transylvania, Romania”.
- EME-PV.313
- Sebeș Formation, Transylvania, Romania
The catalogue's reference measurements are 1.8–2.2 m in length and 10–15 kg in mass — estimates, which vary with specimen and method.
- 1.8-2.2 m
- 10-15 kg
The record gathers 3 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
- 1.8–2.2 m
- Weight
- 10–15 kg
- Period
- Cretaceous
- Time range
- 72.2–68.0 Ma
Discovery Information
- First Discovery
- 2010
- Described by
- Csiki et al.
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Saurischia
- Family
- Dromaeosauridae
- Genus
- Balaur
- Species
- b. bondoc
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
- EME-PV.313
- Type locality
- Sebeș Formation, Transylvania, Romania