Tachiraptor
Tachiraptor admirabilis
Tachiraptor is a genus of carnivorous theropod dinosaurs found in the early Jurassic period La Quinta Formation of Venezuela. It includes one species, Tachiraptor admirabilis, described from a fossilized tibia and ischium. They were small bipedal dinosaurs, with a deduced total body length of just over 1.5 m (4.9 ft).
- Family
- Neotheropoda
- Order
- Saurischia
- Period
- Jurassic (201.3–199.0 Ma)
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Length
- 1.5–2.0 m
- Weight
- 15–25 kg
- Type locality
- La Quinta Formation, Táchira, Venezuela
- PBDB
- txn:332598