Cretaceous
Bambiraptor
Bambiraptor feinbergi
The catalogue presents Bambiraptor as a carnivore member of Dromaeosauridae that lived during the Cretaceous, between 75.0–70.0 Ma. Its estimated range is 0.9–1.0 m in length and 2.0–2.5 kg in mass, giving a practical sense of scale. Reference material comes from Two Medicine Formation, Montana, USA. Size and mass are approximations and may change with new fossils or methods.
Evidence-backed summary
For Bambiraptor, the PBDB records the taxonomic attribution as Burnham et al. (2000).
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 Campanian.
The PBDB catalogues 1 occurrence, with material from the Two Medicine Formation (1). Provenance: United States.
The catalogue records the holotype as FIP 001 and the type locality as “Two Medicine Formation, Montana, USA”.
- FIP 001
- Two Medicine Formation, Montana, USA
The catalogue's reference measurements are 0.9–1.0 m in length and 2.0–2.5 kg in mass — estimates, which vary with specimen and method.
- 0.9-1.0 m
- 2.0-2.5 kg
The record gathers 20 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
- 0.9–1.0 m
- Weight
- 2.0–2.5 kg
- Period
- Cretaceous
- Time range
- 75.0–70.0 Ma
Discovery Information
- First Discovery
- 2000
- Described by
- Burnham et al.
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Saurischia
- Family
- Dromaeosauridae
- Genus
- Bambiraptor
- Species
- B. feinbergi
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
- FIP 001
- Type locality
- Two Medicine Formation, Montana, USA