Jurassic
Tachiraptor
Tachiraptor admirabilis
The catalogue presents Tachiraptor as a carnivore member of Neotheropoda that lived during the Jurassic, between 201.3–199.0 Ma. Its estimated range is 1.5–2.0 m in length and 15–25 kg in mass, giving a practical sense of scale. Reference material comes from La Quinta Formation, Táchira, Venezuela. Size and mass are approximations and may change with new fossils or methods.
Evidence-backed summary
For Tachiraptor, the PBDB records the taxonomic attribution as Langer et al. (2014).
The PBDB places it in Neotheropoda, and the catalogue record assigns it to the family Neotheropoda.
- PBDB · taxon.parent
- Neotheropoda
In the PBDB record, the reported stratigraphic range is the Hettangian.
The PBDB catalogues 1 occurrence, with material from the La Quinta Formation (1). Provenance: Venezuela.
The catalogue records the type locality as “La Quinta Formation, Táchira, Venezuela”.
- La Quinta Formation, Táchira, Venezuela
The catalogue's reference measurements are 1.5–2.0 m in length and 15–25 kg in mass — estimates, which vary with specimen and method.
- 1.5-2.0 m
- 15-25 kg
The record gathers 1 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
- 1.5–2.0 m
- Weight
- 15–25 kg
- Period
- Jurassic
- Time range
- 201.3–199.0 Ma
Discovery Information
- First Discovery
- 2015
- Described by
- Langer et al.
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Saurischia
- Family
- Neotheropoda
- Genus
- Tachiraptor
- Species
- T. admirabilis
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
- not documented in this catalogue
- Type locality
- La Quinta Formation, Táchira, Venezuela