Overoraptor

O-ve-ro-rap-tor.
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Name

Overoraptor ‭(‬piebald thief‭)‬.

Phonetic

O-ve-ro-rap-tor.

Named By

Mat�as J.‭ ‬Motta,‭ ‬Federico L.‭ ‬Agnol�n,‭ ‬Federico Briss�n Egli‭ & ‬Fernando E.‭ ‬Novas‭ ‬-‭ ‬2020.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Theropoda,‭ ‬Paraves.

Diet

Uncertain.

Species

O.‭ ‬chimentoi‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Argentina‭ ‬-‭ ‬Huincul Formation.

Time Period

Cenomanian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial‭ ‬post cranial remains.

In Depth

       Overoraptor is a genus of paravian theropod dinosaur that lived in South America during the late Cretaceous.

Further reading

-‭ ‬New theropod dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia sheds light on the paravian radiation in Gondwana.‭ ‬-‭ ‬The Science of Nature.‭ ‬107‭ (‬3‭)‬:‭ ‬Article number‭ ‬24.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Mat�as J.‭ ‬Motta,‭ ‬Federico L.‭ ‬Agnol�n,‭ ‬Federico Briss�n Egli‭ & ‬Fernando E.‭ ‬Novas‭ ‬-‭ ‬2020.

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