Linheraptor

Linheraptor exquisitus

Linheraptor — scientific reconstruction

Linheraptor is a genus of dromaeosaurid dinosaur which lived in what is now China in the Late Cretaceous. It was named by Xu Xing and colleagues in 2010, and contains the species Linheraptor exquisitus. This bird-like dinosaur was less than 2 m (6.5 ft) long and was found in Inner Mongolia. It is known from a single, nearly complete skeleton.

Family
Dromaeosauridae
Order
Saurischia
Period
Cretaceous (75 Ma)
Diet
Carnivore
Length
2.5 m
Weight
25 kg
Type locality
Inner Mongolia, China
Holotype
IVPP V16923
PBDB
txn:185190

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