Luanchuanraptor

Luanchuanraptor henanensis

Luanchuanraptor — scientific reconstruction

Luanchuanraptor (meaning "Luanchuan thief") is a genus of dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaurs from the Late Cretaceous of China. The genus is based on a partial skeleton from the Qiupa Formation in Luanchuan, Henan. They were medium-sized dromaeosaurids, the first Asian dromaeosaurid taxa described from outside the Gobi Desert or northeastern China.

Family
Dromaeosauridae
Order
Saurischia
Period
Cretaceous (70.0–66.0 Ma)
Diet
Carnivore
Length
2.0 m
Weight
20–30 kg
Type locality
Qiupa Formation, Henan, China
Holotype
IVPP V15077
PBDB
txn:142706

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