Very HardMegaraptor
Megaraptor namunhuaiquii
MEG-ah-RAP-tor· “giant thief”
🕰️ Cretaceous🥩 carnivore🦴 Megaraptoridae
8 m
Length
2.5 m
Height
1 t
Weight
A large, lightly-built predator with enormous sickle-shaped hand claws — which were first mistaken for the foot claws of a giant raptor.
When
Late Cretaceous, ~90 million years ago
Found in
Argentina
Discovered
Fernando Novas, 1998
Did you know?
- It was named for a huge 35 cm claw that was first thought to be a foot claw — but it grew on its hand.
- It had long arms and a slender build.
- It gives its name to a whole group of predators, the megaraptorans.
Artwork: TotalDino, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.