Overoraptor chimentoi Motta et al. 2020 (maniraptoran)

Reptilia - Theropoda

Full reference: M. J. Motta, F. L. Agnolin, F. B. Egli and F. E. Novas. 2020. New theropod dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia sheds light on the paravian radiation in Gondwana. The Science of Nature 107:24

Belongs to Overoraptor according to M. J. Motta et al. 2020

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MPCA-Pv 805, a partial skeleton (incomplete and disarticulated specimen including four caudal vertebrae, two hemal arches, right scapula, right ulna, elements of right hand (metacarpal I, phala). Its type locality is Violante farm, which is in a Cenomanian/Turonian fluvial sandstone in the Huincul Formation of Argentina.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Violante farm

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